hops plural: the ripe dried female cone-like flower clusters of a north-temperate zone twining plant (Humulus lupulus) of the hemp family used especially to impart a bitter flavor to beer
2
plural hops: the perennial climbing bine from which hops are obtained that have 3- to 5-lobed leaves and inconspicuous flowers of which the pistillate ones are in scaly cone-like clusters
Verb (1)
a rabbit hopped across the frozen grass
the frog hopped back into the pond
the bus stopped, a lone passenger hopped on, and the driver continued on his way Noun (1)
back in those days taking someone to the school hop was a big deal
she made it across the rocky creek in two hops
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
On Tuesday, however, the stock shot up nearly 6% during regular trading and hopped another 8% in after-hours activity on the heels of the Skydance headlines as well the BET Networks sale chatter.—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 2 July 2024 One of them hopped into a car waiting nearby and another took off on a Citi Bike that cops later recovered in the Bronx, according to police sources.—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024
Noun
One-foot hops: Lift one knee and jump on the standing leg and alternate.—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 3 July 2024 Despite her initial reservations about hip hop and breaking, Logistx fell in love with the dance forms and hasn’t stopped since.—Meron Menghistab, Allure, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for hop
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Word History
Etymology
Verb (1)
Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian
Noun (2)
Middle English hoppe, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German hopfo hop
: a twining plant (Humulus lupulus) of the hemp family with 3-lobed or 5-lobed leaves and inconspicuous flowers of which the pistillate ones are in cone-like clusters
2
hops plural: the ripe dried female cone-like flower clusters of a hop plant used especially to impart a bitter flavor to beer and also in medicine as a tonic
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