Hopping

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hop \Hop\ (h[o^]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hopped} (h[o^]pt); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Hopping} (h[o^]p"p[i^]ng).] [OE. hoppen to hop,
     leap, dance, AS. hoppian; akin to Icel. & Sw. hoppa, Dan.
     hoppe, D. huppelen, G. h["u]pfen.]
     1. To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or
        jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.


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              [Birds] hopping from spray to spray.  --Dryden.
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     2. To walk lame; to limp; to halt. --Dryden.
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     3. To dance. --Smollett.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hopping \Hop"ping\, n.
     The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking,
     or dancing.
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     {Hopping Dick} (Zool.), a thrush of Jamaica ({Merula
        leucogenys}), resembling the English blackbird in its
        familiar manners, agreeable song, and dark plumage.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hopping \Hop"ping\, n. [See 3rd {Hop}.]
     A gathering of hops.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hopping
       See {hop}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hop
       n 1: the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on
            one foot)
       2: twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers
          arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this
          plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter
          taste to beer [syn: {hops}]
       3: an informal dance where popular music is played [syn: {record
          hop}]
       v 1: jump lightly [syn: {skip}, {hop-skip}]
       2: move quickly from one place to another
       3: informal: travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She
          hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the
          country"
       4: make a quick trip especially by air; "Hop the Pacific Ocean"
       5: jump across; "He hopped the bush"
       6: make a jump forward or upward
       [also: {hopping}, {hopped}]