intransitive verb hopped, hopping hop′·ping

1. to make a short leap or leaps on one foot
2. to move by leaping or springing on both, or all, feet at once, as a bird, frog, etc. does
3. Informal
   1. to go or move briskly or in bounces
   2. to take a short, quick trip: with up, down, or over

Etymology: ME hoppen < OE hoppian, akin to Ger hüpfen < IE *keub- < base *keu-, to bend, curve > hip, L cumbere, to lie: basic sense prob. “to bend forward”

transitive verb

1. to jump over to hop a fence
2. ☆ to get aboard to hop a train
3. Informal to fly over in an airplane

noun

1. an act or instance of hopping
2. ☆ a bounce, as of a baseball
3. Informal a dance, esp. an informal one
4. Informal a short flight in an airplane