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1. 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
   - hop

1. The act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
    
2. An informal dance where popular music is played
   - record hop

1. Jump lightly
   - skip, hop-skip
    
2. Move quickly from one place to another
    
3. Travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.
   "She hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the country"
    
4. Traverse as if by a short aeroplane trip
   "Hop the Pacific Ocean"
    
5. Jump across
   "He hopped the bush"
    
6. Make a jump forward or upward

See also: skip over

Type of: bound, clear, cover, cross, cut across, cut through, dance, get across, get over, jump, jumping, leap, move, pass over, spring, top, track, travel, traverse, vine

Part of: genus Humulus, Humulus

Encyclopedia: Hops