to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.

to spring or leap on one foot.

Informal . to make a short, quick trip, esp. in an airplane

He hopped up to Boston for the day.

Informal . to travel or move frequently from one place or situation to another (usually used in combination)

to island-hop; to job-hop.

Informal . to dance.

to jump over; clear with a hop

The sheep hopped the fence.

Informal . to board or get onto a vehicle

to hop a plane.

Informal . to cross in an airplane

We hopped the Atlantic in five hours.

an act of hopping; short leap.

a leap on one foot.

a journey, esp. a short trip by air.

Informal . a dance or dancing party.

a bounce or rebound of a moving object, as a ball

She caught the ball on the first hop.

hop to it, Informal . to begin to move, become active

or do something immediately

You'd better hop to it if you intend to buy groceries before the market closes. Also, hop to.

noun, verb

bounce , bound , caper , dance , hurdle , leap , lop , lope , skip , skitter , spring , step , trip , vault

verb

skitter , spring , trip

noun

spring , ball