Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. i.) To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do. 2. (v. i.) To walk lame; to limp; to halt. 3. (v. i.) To dance. 4. (n.) A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring. 5. (n.) A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball. 6. (n.) A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops). 7. (n.) The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in brewing to give a bitter taste. 8. (n.) The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip. 9. (v. t.) To impregnate with hops. 10. (v. i.) To gather hops. [Perhaps only in the form Hopping, vb. n.]

Multi-Version Concordance Hop (1 Occurrence) Leviticus 11:21 Yet you may eat these: of all winged creeping things that go on all fours, which have legs above their feet, with which to hop on the earth. (WEB NIV)