<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a drop or globule of a liquid.</li><li>a usually rounded quantity or lump of some plastic or moldable substance:<ul><li>a little glob of clay;</li><li>a huge glob of whipped cream.</li></ul></li></ul><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>to spring or leap on one foot.</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):<ul><li>to island-hop;</li><li>to job-hop.</li></ul></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>