Hop (noun)
A short jump.
“The frog crossed the brook in three or four hops.”
Hop (noun)
A jump on one leg.
Hop (noun)
A short journey, especially in the case of air travel, one that take place on private plane.
Hop (noun)
A bounce, especially from the ground, of a thrown or batted ball.
Hop (noun)
A dance.
Hop (noun)
The sending of a data packet from one host to another as part of its overall journey.
Hop (noun)
The Humulus lupulus) from whose flowers, beer or ale is brewed.
Hop (noun)
The flowers of the hop plant, dried and used to brew beer etc.
Hop (noun)
Opium, or some other narcotic drug.
Hop (noun)
The fruit of the dog rose; a hip.
Hop (verb)
To jump a short distance.
“jump|leap”
Hop (verb)
To jump on one foot.
Hop (verb)
To be in state of energetic activity.
“Sorry, can’t chat. Got to hop.”
“The sudden rush of customers had everyone in the shop hopping.”
Hop (verb)
To suddenly take a mode of transportation that one does not drive oneself, often surreptitiously.
“I hopped a plane over here as soon as I heard the news.”
“He was trying to hop a ride in an empty trailer headed north.”
“He hopped a train to California.”
Hop (verb)
To jump onto, or over
Hop (verb)
To move frequently from one place or situation to another similar one.
“We were party-hopping all weekend.”
“We had to island hop on the weekly seaplane to get to his hideaway.”
Hop (verb)
To walk lame; to limp.
Hop (verb)
To dance.
Hop (verb)
To impregnate with hops, especially to add hops as a flavouring agent during the production of beer
Hop (verb)
To gather hops.
Leap (verb)
To jump.
Leap (verb)
To pass over by a leap or jump.
“to leap a wall or a ditch”
Leap (verb)
To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
Leap (verb)
To cause to leap.
“to leap a horse across a ditch”
Leap (noun)
The act of leaping or jumping.
Leap (noun)
The distance traversed by a leap or jump.
Leap (noun)
A group of leopards.
Leap (noun)
A significant move forward.
Leap (noun)
A large step in reasoning, often one that is not justified by the facts.
“It’s quite a leap to claim that those cloud formations are evidence of UFOs.”
Leap (noun)
A fault.
Leap (noun)
Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.
Leap (noun)
A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other intermediate intervals.
Leap (noun)
Intercalary, bissextile.
Leap (noun)
A basket.
Leap (noun)
A trap or snare for fish, made from twigs; a weely.
Leap (noun)
Half a bushel.
Leap (verb)
jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force
“Fabia’s heart leapt excitedly”
“he leapt on to the parapet”
Leap (verb)
jump across
“Peter leapt the last few stairs”
Leap (verb)
move quickly and suddenly
“Polly leapt to her feet”
Leap (verb)
make a sudden rush to do something; act eagerly and suddenly
“everybody leapt into action”
Leap (verb)
accept (an opportunity) eagerly
“they leapt at the opportunity to combine fun with fund-raising”
Leap (verb)
(of a price, amount, etc.) increase dramatically
“sales leapt by a third last year”
Leap (verb)
(especially of writing) be conspicuous; stand out
“amid the notes, a couple of items leap out”
Leap (noun)
a forceful jump or quick movement
“she came downstairs in a series of flying leaps”
Leap (noun)
a dramatic increase in price, amount, etc.
“a leap of 75 per cent in two years”
Leap (noun)
a sudden abrupt change or transition
“it doesn’t take a great leap of imagination to recognize that you have held an important leadership role”
Leap (noun)
a thing to be leaped over or from
“Lover’s Leap”
Leap (noun)
a group of leopards
“we stopped to photograph a leap of leopards”