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noun

Definition of hopnext
1
as in dance
a social gathering for dancing back in those days taking someone to the school hop was a big deal

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as in leap
an act of leaping into the air she made it across the rocky creek in two hops

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hop

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verb

ˈhäp How to pronounce hop (audio)
1
as in to skip
to move with a light springing step a rabbit hopped across the frozen grass

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2
as in to jump
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air the frog hopped back into the pond the bus stopped, a lone passenger hopped on, and the driver continued on his way

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Recent Examples of hop
Noun
Island-hop to North Stradbroke or Moreton Island, where turquoise surf and wild dunes feel untouched by time. — Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026 For example, the 2016 design, called the Interplanetary Transport System (ITS), employed carbon fiber, but this gave way to the stainless-steel Starship, which SpaceX began testing in 2019 with short hops from its Texas site. — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
The Rams were near the goal line where Adams pulled up during his route and hopped out the back of the end zone. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Doja Cat hopped on the trend while attending an opening night gala for Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, wearing bold platform clear heels that added quite a bit of height to the pop star. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hop
  1. dance
  2. leap
  3. skip
  4. jump
  5. prom
  6. bounce
  7. festival
  8. bound
Noun
  • Members of the dance group Danzantes Unidos Mitotiliztli performed in October 2025 during a Dia de los Muertos celebration offered by Athziry Día de Muertos and the city of Aurora at East Aurora High School.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Dancers, artists, and musicians gathered to drum, sing, and compete in dance contests.
    — Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of dance
Noun
  • Chesney doesn’t have to make that imaginative leap into the future.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • By bringing a familiar nameplate into the electric era, VW has a chance to make the transition feel less like a leap into the unknown and more like buying the next version of a car people already understand.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of leap
Verb
  • Melting wafers, or chocolate melts, enable you to skip the tempering process.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That feud went public during Jordan's 2016 stint on The Bachelorette, kicking off years of familial cold-shouldering and skipped family weddings.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of skip
Verb
  • The latest push to end the practice began in June after an 18-year-old Indian tourist, Romanch Mahajan, died after jumping from a runaway carriage.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The bill was renamed in June after Romanch Mahajan, an 18-year-old tourist from India, died while jumping after his mother when their carriage horse bolted on a sightseeing tour in the park.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of jump
Noun
  • Now, Silverstein is hoping to organize swaps for back-to-school, prom season, winter coats and other high-consumption, single-use times of year.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • More than 40 years since Andie destroyed Iona’s vintage prom gown, here’s what the cast of Pretty in Pink has been up to.
    — Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of prom
Verb
  • Jackson Chourio and Bauers started the bottom half with singles and first baseman Jonathan Aranda allowed Contreras’ one-out foul pop to bounce out of his mitt near netting in front of the seats.
    — Ronald Blum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The bouncing and dabbing motion will blend the product out without removing too much coverage.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of bounce
Noun
  • The festival also spotlights the environmental benefits of traditional grazing, in which livestock are used to clear brush and other flammable undergrowth, reducing the spread of wildfires.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • For Srouji, the ultimate measure of a healthy industry is not simply whether a filmmaker gets a movie made or lands a prestigious festival selection, but whether that success makes the next film possible.
    — Essie Assibu, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of festival
Verb
  • Seth Jones’ shot from the point struck Tkachuk on the arm and bounded in.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Russia’s support for Tehran has been operationally meaningful but carefully bounded.
    — Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of bound

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