hop

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hop /h'ɒp/ (hops hopping hopped)
1 [VERB] V prep/adv, V
If you hop, you move along by jumping on one foot.
I hopped down three steps...
Malcolm hopped rather than walked.
[N-COUNT]
Hop is also a noun.
`This really is a catchy rhythm, huh?' he added, with a few little hops.
2 [VERB] V prep/adv
When birds and some small animals hop, they move along by jumping on both feet.
A small brown fawn hopped across the trail in front of them.
[N-COUNT]
Hop is also a noun.
The rabbit got up, took four hops and turned round.
3 [VERB] V prep/adv
If you hop somewhere, you move there quickly or suddenly. (INFORMAL)
My wife and I were the first to arrive and hopped on board...
= jump
4 [N-COUNT]
A hop is a short, quick journey, usually by plane. (INFORMAL)
It is a three-hour drive from Geneva but can be reached by a 20-minute hop in a private helicopter.
5 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Hops are flowers that are dried and used for making beer.
6 [PHRASE] usu PHR after v
If you are caught on the hop, you are surprised by someone doing something when you were not expecting them to and so you are not prepared for it. (BRIT INFORMAL)
His plans almost caught security chiefs and hotel staff on the hop.

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