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Definition hop in British English

hop verb

[intransitive] verb
/hɒp/
1

to move forward by jumping on one foot

Example

The little girl was hopping along next to her mother.

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jump bound leap
1.1

if a bird or animal hops, it uses both or all feet to jump forward

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alight beat be on the wing beach bite bite
1.2

to jump up or move somewhere quickly

Example

He hopped over the puddle.

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fly hasten speed
2

to get into, onto, or out of a vehicle quickly, usually to go a short distance

Example

Hop in. I'll give you a lift into town.

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get on onto transfer
2.1

to get on a plane, train etc and travel somewhere

Example

So we hopped on a plane to Boston for the meeting.

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get on onto transfer
3

to move from one thing to another in a way that is not planned

Example

Workers are hopping from job to job as never before.

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go to extremes rampage run amok
Definition hop in British English