- hop-skip
- hop-skip hop-skip v. i.
to jump lightly.
Syn: hop, skip. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hop-skip
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hop, skip — ● hop … Useful english dictionary
hop-skip — verb jump lightly (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑hop, ↑skip • See Also: ↑skip over (for: ↑skip), ↑hop on (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hop skip and a jump — hop , skip , and a jump , hop skip and jump hop , skip , and jump . a short distance; as, it s just a hop, skip and a jump away. [Colloq.] Syn: stone s throw. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hop skip and jump — hop skip and a jump hop , skip , and a jump , hop skip and jump hop , skip , and jump . a short distance; as, it s just a hop, skip and a jump away. [Colloq.] Syn: stone s throw. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hop, skip, and jump — hop, skip, and jump, 1. a contest or sport in which the contestants try to cover as much distance as possible by successively hopping, taking one stride, and jumping. 2. Informal. a short distance: »After that it will be only a hop, skip, and… … Useful english dictionary
Hop skip and jump — Hop Hop, n. 1. A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring. [1913 Webster] 2. A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] {Hop, skip and jump}, {Hop, step and a jump} or {Hop, step and jump}, 1. a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hop, skip, and a jump — If a place is a hop, skip, and a jump from somewhere, it s only a short distance away … The small dictionary of idiomes
hop, skip, and a jump — hop′, skip′, and a jump′ n. a short distance. Also, hop′, skip′, and jump′ • Etymology: 1750–60 … From formal English to slang
hop, skip (or step), and jump — 1》 old fashioned term for triple jump. 2》 informal a short distance. → hop … English new terms dictionary
hop, skip, and jump — ► hop, skip (or step) , and jump 1) old fashioned term for TRIPLE JUMP(Cf. ↑triple jump). 2) informal a short distance. Main Entry: ↑hop … English terms dictionary
