Hop

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

To walk lame; to limp; to halt.

To dance.

A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring.

A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball.

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

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

The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip.

To impregnate with hops.

To gather hops. [Perhaps only in the form Hopping, vb. 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