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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Solana Beach Children’s Spring Festival and Egg Hunt Solana Beach’s Children’s Spring Festival & Egg Hunt hops into La Colonia Community Park on Saturday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m.—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025 The lighthearted post comes just a few days after Cardi hopped on Instagram for a more disheartening reason.—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
Straw-colored and exuberantly carbonated, this Love showcases fruity hops in the forefront, giving way to biscuity malts as the beer warms.—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025 While Hamilton mostly features hip hop and rap, 3 Summers of Lincoln is more traditionally Broadway, filled with anthems, ballads and enough catchy songs to eventually earn it a Tony nomination.—Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hop
Word History
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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