Antonyms for
hop
A short jump.
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No Antonyms Found for Hop

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All Definitions for Hop

Below are all the dictionary definitions of hop:

1A short jump.
2A jump on one leg.
3A short journey, especially in the case of air travel, one that takes place on a private plane.
4A brief period of development or progress.
5A bounce, especially from the ground, of a thrown or batted ball.
6A dance
7A gathering for the purpose of dancing.
8The sending of a data packet from one host to an adjacent host as part of its overall journey.
9To jump a short distance.
10To jump on one foot.
11To be in state of energetic activity.
12To suddenly take a mode of transportation that one does not drive oneself, often surreptitiously.
13To jump onto, or over
14To move frequently from one place or situation to another similar one.
15To go in a quick or sudden manner.
16To dance.
17A plant of species Humulus lupulus, native to northern Europe, female flowers of which are used to flavour many types of beer during brewing.
18The flowers of the hop plant, dried and used to brew beer etc.
19Opium, or some other narcotic drug.
20The fruit of the dog rose
21A hip.
22To impregnate with hops, especially to add hops as a flavouring agent during the production of beer
23To gather hops.
24Synonym of half-op.
25To walk lame
26To limp.
27A surname from Dutch.
28Synonym of Mari (etymology 3)
29Ellipsis of John Hop (“a police officer”). [(Australia, slang) A police officer.]

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About antonyms for hop

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