Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hop \Hop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hopped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Hopping}.] [OE. hoppen to hop, leap, dance, AS. hoppian;
   akin to Icel. & Sw. hoppa, Dan. hoppe, D. huppelen, G.
   h["u]pfen.]
   1. To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or
      jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.

            [Birds] hopping from spray to spray.  --Dryden.

   2. To walk lame; to limp; to halt. --Dryden.

   3. To dance. --Smollett.

Hopping \Hop"ping\, n. [See 3rd {Hop}.]
   A gathering of hops.

Hopping \Hop"ping\, n.
   The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking,
   or dancing.

   {Hopping Dick} (Zo["o]l.), a thrush of Jamaica ({Merula
      leucogenys}), resembling the English blackbird in its
      familiar manners, agreeable song, and dark plumage.

Source : WordNet®

hopping
     See {hop}

hop
     n 1: the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on
          one foot)
     2: twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers
        arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this
        plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter
        taste to beer [syn: {hops}]
     3: an informal dance where popular music is played [syn: {record
        hop}]
     [also: {hopping}, {hopped}]

hop
     v 1: jump lightly [syn: {skip}, {hop-skip}]
     2: move quickly from one place to another
     3: informal: travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She
        hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the
        country"
     4: make a quick trip especially by air; "Hop the Pacific Ocean"
     5: jump across; "He hopped the bush"
     6: make a jump forward or upward
     [also: {hopping}, {hopped}]