hop
- Noun. A short jump.
- Noun. A jump on one leg.
- Noun. A short journey, especially in the case of air travel, one that take place on private plane.
- Noun. (sports, US) A bounce, especially from the ground, of a thrown or batted ball.
- Noun. (US, dated) A dance.
- Noun. (computing, telecommunications) The sending of a data packet from one host to another as part of its overall journey.
- Verb. (intransitive) To jump a short distance.
- Verb. (intransitive) To jump on one foot.
- Verb. (intransitive) To be in state of energetic activity.
- Verb. (transitive) To suddenly take a mode of transportation that one does not drive oneself, often surreptitiously.
- Verb. (intransitive, usually in combination) To move frequently from one place or situation to another similar one.
- Noun. the plant (''Humulus lupulus'') from whose flowers, beer or ale is brewed.
- Noun. (context, usually plural) the flowers of the '''hop''' plant, dried and used to brew beer etc.
- Noun. a narcotic drug, usually opium.
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