Hop

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To impregnate with hops.

II. Hop ·vi To Dance.

III. Hop ·noun A dance; ·esp., an informal dance of ball.

IV. Hop ·noun The fruit of the dog-rose. ·see Hip.

V. Hop ·vi To gather hops. [Perhaps only in the form Hopping, ·vb.n. ].

VI. Hop ·noun A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring.

VII. Hop ·vi To walk lame; to Limp; to Halt.

VIII. Hop ·noun The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in brewing to give a bitter taste.

IX. Hop ·vi To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.

X. Hop ·noun A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops).

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