Thesaurus: hop

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1. v. i. To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.
2. v. i. To walk lame; to limp; to halt.
3. v. i. To dance.
4. n. A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring.
5. n. A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball.
6. n. A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops).
7. n. The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in brewing to give a bitter taste.
8. n. The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip.
9. v. t. To impregnate with hops.
10. v. i. To gather hops. [Perhaps only in the form Hopping, vb. n.]
11. n. the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
12. n. 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