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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hop \Hop\ (h[o^]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hopped} (h[o^]pt); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Hopping} (h[o^]p"p[i^]ng).] [OE. hoppen to hop,
leap, dance, AS. hoppian; akin to Icel. & Sw. hoppa, Dan.
hoppe, D. huppelen, G. h["u]pfen.]
1. To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or
jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.
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[Birds] hopping from spray to spray. --Dryden.
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2. To walk lame; to limp; to halt. --Dryden.
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3. To dance. --Smollett.
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