to move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.-to walk lame; to limp; to halt.-to dance.-a leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring.-a dance; esp., an informal dance of ball.-a climbing plant (humulus lupulus), having a long, twining, annual stalk. it is cultivated for its fruit (hops).-the catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in brewing to give a bitter taste.-the fruit of the dog-rose. see hip.-to impregnate with hops.-to gather hops. [perhaps only in the form hopping, vb. n.]