hopping Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb jump lightly
   skip; hop; hop-skip.
   
2. verb move quickly from one place to another
   hop.
   
3. verb travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.
   hop.
   
   • She hopped a train to Chicago
   • He hopped rides all over the country
4. verb traverse as if by a short airplane trip
   hop.
   
   • Hop the Pacific Ocean
5. verb jump across
   hop.
   
   • He hopped the bush
6. verb make a jump forward or upward
   hop.
   

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