hops
/hɑps/
verb
- Third person singular present tense of hop: jumps or moves by jumping on one foot or with both feet together.
- The frog hops from lily pad to lily pad.
- He hops on one foot during the game.
- She hops over the puddle to keep her shoes dry.
- Moves quickly or suddenly into or out of a place (informal).
- He hops into the car and drives away.
- She hops out of bed as soon as the alarm rings.
- The cat hops onto the kitchen counter.
noun
- The dried flowers of a climbing plant, used to give a bitter flavor to beer.
- Hops give beer its characteristic bitter taste.
- The farmer grew acres of hops for the local brewery.
- Brewers add hops to beer for flavor and preservation.
- The climbing plant itself that produces these flowers.
- We visited a farm where hops were trained up strings.
- The leaves of the hops plant are rough and green.
- Hops grow on tall vines in the summer.