<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.</li><li>(informal) to make a short, quick trip, especially in an airplane.</li><li>(informal) to travel or move frequently from one place or situation to another (usually used in combination): to island-hop; to job-hop.</li><li>(older use) informal: to dance.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an act of hopping; short leap.</li><li>a leap on one foot.</li><li>a journey, especially a short trip by air.</li><li>older use: informal: a dance or dancing party.</li><li>a bounce or rebound of a moving object, as a ball: She caught the ball on the first hop.</li></ul>