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(v)
(intransitive) To move by hopping on alternate feet.
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jump lightly
(n)
A sock hop
(intransitive) To jump.
(intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
(intransitive) To ascend; rise; to go up.
A sudden percussive noise.
(countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
(adj)
(informal) Rapid and without delay.
(intransitive) To produce an air current.
(colloquial) A gentle or playful tap or strike, especially on the nose.
A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
(transitive) To connect, set up or prepare something for use
A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.
The act of performing a jump.
(uncountable) A person's lot (good or bad), luck, fortune, fate.
A movement to do something, a beginning.
(transitive) To attempt to slow (an animal) by crying "whoa".
One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously and/or over a long period of time.
Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
(usually uncountable) The act of cooperating.
(countable) An amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
(heraldry) A heraldic symbol consisting of a pair of outstretched wings, often conjoined at their shoulders.
(intransitive) To perform this dance.
(countable) A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.
A grouping of three.
A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
(European Union, health) Abbreviation of European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
(anatomy) The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
A nut of the walnut tree.
A surname.
(religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:
(transitive) To urge (a horse) to turn right with a cry of "hup".
(gymnastics) A somersault.
(intransitive) To move or burst forth.
An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
A prank or practical joke.
(intransitive) To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
(intransitive) To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.
(athletics, equestrianism) An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
(intransitive) To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly.
The act of frisking, of searching for something by feeling someone's body.
(intransitive) To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously.
(intransitive) To move about playfully; to frolic.
(colloquial, figuratively) To strut about in a showy manner.
(music) A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.
Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad and kangaroo.
(childish) Moving by hopping, having an uneven gait.
(informal) Alternative spelling of hippity-hop. [(childish) A hop]
(cycling) A jump made where both wheels leave the ground.
The cry of an owl.
Alternative form of b-hopping.
One who or that which hops.
A toy consisting of a large inflated rubber ball for bouncing on, with one or more handles on top.
Alternative spelling of high jump. [(uncountable) An athletics event where a competitor must jump over a bar placed gradually higher and higher.]
The state of being hoppy.
The climbing stem of the hop.
A slender pole supporting a hopvine.
The action or pastime of hedgehopping.
A member of the hip-hop culture.
(Ultimate Frisbee) A long throw, generally at least half a field in length.
A bunch or part projecting like the hip.
Alternative form of hopbine. [The climbing stem of the hop.]
One who jumps through hoops.
(dated) Synonym of bellhop.
(brewing, beer) A sealed chamber between the brewing kettle and counter-flow wort chiller, into which hops are added.
(science fiction) A spaceship able to instantaneously move large distances through space by traveling through hyperspace or jumpspace.
(archaic) The game of hopscotch.
(cheerleading) A jump with one leg straight out to the side and the other bent flat beneath the body.
A hiccup.
Alternative spelling of trainhopper. [One who engages in trainhopping.]
A tool for chopping.
Alternative form of hoop jumper. [One who jumps through hoops.]
The board game halma.
Obsolete form of hoopla. [A bustling to-do, excited speech or noise.]
Alternative form of bell hopper. [(dated) Synonym of bellhop.]
Alternative form of hip-hopster. [A member of the hip-hop culture; a hip-hop artist.]
(Australia, slang) A police officer.
Alternative spelling of freighthopper. [One who engages in freighthopping.]