Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or occupation of picking hops from the vines; hop-picking.
- noun The act of one who hops or dances. Specifically
- noun A dance; a hop; a country fair or wake at which dancing is a principal amusement.
- noun A game of prison-bars, in which the players hop throughout the game.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking, or dancing.
- noun (Zoöl.) a thrush of Jamaica (
Merula leucogenys ), resembling the English blackbird in its familiar manners, agreeable song, and dark plumage. - noun A gathering of hops.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable, UK
hop picking, the practice of picking hops; forLondoners a holiday period working in thehop gardens ofKent . - verb Present participle of
hop . - noun countable, physics A shift from one energy-state to another by an electron in an atom.
Etymologies
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Examples
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When they do this I can immediately tell just how far they can go in my dancing -- by giving them what I call the hopping test.
The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession Ned Wayburn
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"But short-term hopping is not advantageous to the employer or employee."
A Healthy Dose of Loyalty Shirley S. Wang 2011
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In inland waterways, island hopping is a great way to hunt if you can get in and out.
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In inland waterways, island hopping is a great way to hunt if you can get in and out.
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Job hopping is the new reality if we desire a wealthier economy.
Meltzer on the Labor Market, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Meanwhile, The Economic Times reports that job-hopping is back.
Significant Growth in India’s Job Market by 2015 | Impact Lab 2010
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"But short-term hopping is not advantageous to the employer or employee."
A Healthy Dose of Loyalty Shirley S. Wang 2011
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"But short-term hopping is not advantageous to the employer or employee."
A Healthy Dose of Loyalty Shirley S. Wang 2011
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Have you done any faux bo (or any) train hopping, yet?
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One of the reasons hopping is so popular is that it really is anonymous.
365 tomorrows » 2008 » September : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008
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