hops plural: the ripe dried female cone-like flower clusters of a north-temperate zone twining plant (Humulus lupulus) of the hemp family used especially to impart a bitter flavor to beer
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plural hops: the perennial climbing bine from which hops are obtained that have 3- to 5-lobed leaves and inconspicuous flowers of which the pistillate ones are in scaly cone-like clusters
Verb (1)
a rabbit hopped across the frozen grass
the frog hopped back into the pond
the bus stopped, a lone passenger hopped on, and the driver continued on his way Noun (1)
back in those days taking someone to the school hop was a big deal
she made it across the rocky creek in two hops
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Steele hops into an ATV, ostensibly to check on his cattle along the Retaruke River.—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025 Now, fans are hopping on the Julius Randle bandwagon with the Timberwolves headed back to the Western Conference Finals.—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025
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His final two nominations come in the categories of video director of the year with Dave Free and best male hip hop artist.—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025 In the 1980s and beyond, hip hop artists invoked Malcolm, and Spike Lee immortalized him on film.—CBS News, 4 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hop
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Etymology
Verb (1)
Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian
Noun (2)
Middle English hoppe, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German hopfo hop
: a twining plant (Humulus lupulus) of the hemp family with 3-lobed or 5-lobed leaves and inconspicuous flowers of which the pistillate ones are in cone-like clusters
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hops plural: the ripe dried female cone-like flower clusters of a hop plant used especially to impart a bitter flavor to beer and also in medicine as a tonic
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