2hop noun
plural hops [count] 1 a : a short, quick jump
▪ She did a little hop to the left.
b : the bounce of a ball
▪ The shortstop fielded the ball on the second hop. 2 old-fashioned : a social event with dancing
▪ a sock hop [=a social event of the 1950s in the U.S. at which teenagers danced in their socks] 3 informal a : a short flight in an airplane
▪ a hop down to Philadelphia
b chiefly US : a short trip
▪ a quick hop to the grocery store
▪ She did a little hop to the left.
b : the bounce of a ball
▪ The shortstop fielded the ball on the second hop.
▪ a sock hop [=a social event of the 1950s in the U.S. at which teenagers danced in their socks]
▪ a hop down to Philadelphia
b chiefly US : a short trip
▪ a quick hop to the grocery store
a hop, skip, and (a) jump
informal : a short distance
▪ Her house is just a hop, skip, and jump from mine.
▪ Her house is just a hop, skip, and jump from mine.
— see also hip-hop
