hop

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

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