Hop | Mean of hop in English Dictionary

/ˈhɑːp/

• Verb
• to move by a quick jump or series of jumps
1. He hopped over the hot sand.
2. We crossed the stream by hopping from one rock to another.
3. A frog was hopping along the edge of the pond.
4. I sprained my ankle and had to hop (on one foot) back to the house to get help.
• to jump over (something)
1. hop a puddle/fence
• to move or go quickly
1. I hopped out of bed, got dressed, and headed off to work.
2. I need to hop into the shower [=I need to take a quick shower] before we go.
3. He hopped in the car and drove off.
4. She hopped on the train/elevator/plane.

• to go from place to place without staying long at any one place
1. We spent the evening hopping from one night club to another.
2. She's been hopping from job to job for years.
• to ride on (an airplane, train, etc.)
1. She hopped [=took] the first available flight to New York.
• to make a short trip especially in an airplane
1. They plan to hop down/over to the conference.
• to go away quickly
1. She told her brother to hop it [=beat it] and leave her alone.
• to act or move quickly
1. The car was ready to leave and he was told to hop to it.
• Noun
• a short, quick jump
1. She did a little hop to the left.
• the bounce of a ball
1. The shortstop fielded the ball on the second hop.
• a social event with dancing
1. a sock hop [=a social event of the 1950s in the U.S. at which teenagers danced in their socks]
• a short flight in an airplane
1. a hop down to Philadelphia
• a short trip
1. a quick hop to the grocery store
• a short distance
1. Her house is just a hop, skip, and jump from mine.