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hop

  • noun
  • /hɒp/

A jump on one leg.

Other meanings

  1. A short journey, especially in the case of air travel, one that takes place on a private plane.

  2. The sending of a data packet from one host to an adjacent host as part of its overall journey.

Example sentences

  • “Hop in the back seat.”

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Word history

From Old English "hoppian" (to hop, spring, leap, dance).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “hop” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.