Crossword clues for hopped
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.
[Birds] hopping from spray to spray.
--Dryden. To walk lame; to limp; to halt.
--Dryden.To dance.
--Smollett.
Hopped \Hopped\, p. a. Impregnated with hops.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
a word that seems to merge three senses of hop; the meaning "flavored with hops" (hop (n.1)) is first attested 1660s; that of "under the influence of drugs" (hop (n.2)) is from 1924; that of "excited, enthusiastic" (perhaps from hop (v.)) is from 1923. Meaning "performance-enhanced" (of an engine, etc.) is from 1945.
Wiktionary
Impregnated with hops. v
(en-pasthop)
WordNet
See hop
n. the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer [syn: hops]
an informal dance where popular music is played [syn: record hop]
move quickly from one place to another
informal: travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the country"
make a quick trip especially by air; "Hop the Pacific Ocean"
jump across; "He hopped the bush"
make a jump forward or upward
Usage examples of "hopped".
So she did chores right along with Aviendha, accepted chastisement with as good a grace as she could muster, and hopped whenever Amys or Melaine or Bair said frog.
And Byle Bander hopped, unaware that when the group left the house and headed for the stairs down which Mercald had gone, they were observed with considerable satisfaction by Rootweaver herself.
Jimmy hopped over the trickle of filth down the centre of the alley, nodded to the basher who stood just outside, polishing the brickwork with his shoulder, and pushed through the door.
She hopped down next to him, still holding her belaying pin, and shrugged.
He no longer sat motionless behind his desk: like a dancing bear he hopped about between bookcase and blackboard, seized the sponge and effaced the just outlined itineraries of the Goths.
As Blinky stood and gazed at the empty lucky-dip, feeling very sorry about it all, and still very angry, his friends the butcher-birds hopped round.
Master of Sinanju cried as Bobby Bugget hopped up onto the windowsill.
Richard hopped down and tried to walk away from the gate, promptly bumping his head on the field.
Andy, and as if noticing his disapproval, the Chickadee spread its wings and hopped into the air, flapping, gliding to another rooftop down the block.
Stopping the sedan, Cleer hopped from the wheel and motioned to the passengers.
He quickened his pace, hopped over the gutter, and waded down the dragging muck in the middle of Rue Douane, keeping clear of the rough shacks and stucco cottages on either side.
On this being remedied I sat down to write, but was soon driven upon the balcony, under the eaves, by myriads of fleas, which hopped out of the mats as sandhoppers do out of the sea sand, and even in the balcony, hopped over my letter.
The Equestrienne equestered, and the Widos hopped through hoops, and all the while I kept up my patter and spouted all the rot I could remember.
They hopped into their boxes on the rear mudguards and Fatty and Ern were soon sailing dangerously fast down the steep Banshee Hill.
Felldoh had delivered Geum and hopped back down without using the ropes.