hop

1. 1.

   the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)

   Broaderjump
2. 2.

   twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer

   Synonymshops

   Broadervine

   Narrowercommon hopAmerican hopJapanese hop

   Part ofHumulus
3. 3.

   an informal dance where popular music is played

   Synonymsrecord hop

   Broaderdance

Other forms of hop

plural

hops·

past tense or participle

hopped

present participle

hopping

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hop

What does hop mean?

hop means "jump lightly". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hop?

hop has 1 syllable: hop. In IPA it is /ˈhɑp/.

What is another word for hop?

Close synonyms include skip, hop-skip, hops, record hop. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hop a common word?

hop is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with hop?

1 word rhymes with hop. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.