Webster's English Dictionary

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hop

1. hop \'ha:p\ vb or hopped;  or hop.ping [ME hoppen, fr. OE hoppian; akin 
   to OE hype hip] 1: to move by a quick springy leap or in a series of leaps; 
   esp :  to jump on one foot 2: to make a quick trip esp. by air  1: to jump 
   over  2: to ride upon esp. gratis 
2. hop n 1a: a short brisk leap esp. on one leg  1b: BOUNCE, REBOUND  2: 
   DANCE, BALL  3a: a flight in an aircraft  3b: a short trip  3c: a free ride 
3. hop n [ME hoppe, fr. MD; akin to OHG hopfo hop, OE sce-af sheaf]- more 
   at SHEAF 1: a twining vine (Humulus lupulus) of the mulberry family with 
   3-lob ed or 5-lobed leaves and inconspicuous flowers of which the 
   pistillate ones are in glandular cone-shaped catkins pl  2: the ripe dried 
   pistillate catkins of a hop used esp. to impart a bitter  flavor to malt 
   liquors slang  3: a narcotic drug; esp : OPIUM 
4. hop vt or hopped;  or hop.ping 1: to impregnate with hops  2: DOPE  3: 
   to increase the power of beyond an original rating