HOPS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of hop

as in dances

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 leaps

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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hop

as in bounces

to move with a light springing step a rabbit hopped across the frozen grass

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as in jumps

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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The online world sometimes seems to revolve around stressful scenarios—road rages, animal attacks, cliff jumps, political debates—that demand our response, or at least our contemplation of one.

Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
The historically subversive comedy, which debuted off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in 2019, jumps between 16th century France, 1920s India and 1960s Idaho, and will feature a South Asian and South Asian American cast.

Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024

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