hop

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{{11}}hop (n.1) usually hops, type of twining vine whose cones are used in brewing, etc., mid-15c., from M.Du. hoppe, from P.Gmc. *hup-nan- (Cf. O.S. -hoppo, Ger. Hopfen), of unknown origin.
{{12}}hop (n.2) "opium," 1887, from Cantonese nga-pin (pronounced HAH-peen) "opium," a Chinese folk etymology of the English word opium, lit. "crow peelings." Re-folk-etymologized back into English by association with hop (n.1).
{{12}}hop (v.) O.E. hoppian "to spring, leap, dance," from P.Gmc. *hupnojanan (Cf. O.N. hoppa, Du. huppen, Ger. hüpfen "to hop"). Related: Hopped; hopping. As a noun from c.1500. Slang sense of "informal dancing party" is from 1731 (defined by Johnson as "a place where meaner people dance"). Meaning "short flight on an aircraft" is from 1909.

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  • Hop — or hops may refer to:* Hop, a kind of small jump, especially using only one leg * Hop (plant), a genus of climbing flowering plants * Hops, the female flower clusters of one species of hop, used primarily as a flavouring and stability agent in… …   Wikipedia

  • Hop — Hop, n. [OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G. hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel. humall, SW. & Dan. humle.] 1. (Bot.) A climbing plant ({Humulus Lupulus}), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hop — interj., HOP, hopuri, s.n. I. interj. 1. Exclamaţie care însoţeşte o săritură peste un obstacol, ridicarea (ridica) unei greutăţi, căderea, aruncarea (arunca) sau scăparea (din mână) a unui lucru. ♢ expr. Nu zice hop până n ai sărit (sau până nu… …   Dicționar Român

  • hop it — (slang) To take oneself off, go away • • • Main Entry: ↑hop * * * hop it british spoken phrase used for telling someone to go away, especially when they are somewhere they should not be Thesaurus: ways of telling someone to go awaysynonym …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Hop! — ein nur im gemeinen Leben übliches Aufmunterungswort. So pfleget man einem stolpernden Thiere oder Menschen zuzurufen, hop! hop! Ingleichen mit dem Wörtchen sa, hopsa! oder hop so! Wie auch, ein Ausruf der ausgelassenen Freude des großen Haufens …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • hop — Ⅰ. hop [1] ► VERB (hopped, hopping) 1) move by jumping on one foot. 2) (of a bird or animal) move by jumping with two or all feet at once. 3) jump over or on to. 4) informal move or go quickly. 5) …   English terms dictionary

  • Hop — Hop, n. 1. A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring. [1913 Webster] 2. A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] {Hop, skip and jump}, {Hop, step and a jump} or {Hop, step and jump}, 1. a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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