adj, name, noun, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   hop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday period working in the hop gardens of Kent. British, countable, uncountable

   "Hopping Down in Kent, Alan Bignell (1977)."

2. 2
   The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking, or dancing. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   The addition of hops during the production of beer as a flavouring agent countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A shift from one energy-state to another by an electron in an atom. countable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of hop form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   That uses hopping for locomotion.
2. 2
   Of a location, crowded with people. US, slang

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

bouncingbustlingfussyhummingjumpingleaping

Antonyms

All antonyms

dead

Example

More examples

"We're doing the same old routine: going bar hopping and then to karaoke."

Etymology

Alternative spelling (C17) of hoppe, from Middle French houbelon

Related phrases

Darling Downs hopping mouseMitchell's hopping mouseb-hoppingbottom hoppingcafe-hoppingchannel-hoppingclub-hoppingdistro-hoppingdry hoppingflag-hoppingfreight hoppinghopping Dick

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