Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hop uhp]
- /hɒp ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hop uhp]
- /hɒp ʌp/
Definitions of hop up words
- noun hop up any twining plant of the genus Humulus, bearing male flowers in loose clusters and female flowers in conelike forms. 1
- noun hop up hops, the dried ripe cones of the female flowers of this plant, used in brewing, medicine, etc. 1
- noun hop up Older Slang. a narcotic drug, especially opium. 1
- verb with object hop up to treat or flavor with hops. 1
- noun hop up to stimulate by or as by a drug 0
- noun hop up to supercharge (an automobile engine, etc.) 0
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Origin of hop up
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English hoppe < Middle Dutch hoppe (Dutch hop); cognate with Old High German hopfo (German Hopfen)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hop up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hop up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hop up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hop up
verb hop up
- upgrade — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
- develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- augment — To augment something means to make it larger, stronger, or more effective by adding something to it.
- supplement — something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
- refine — to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.
Antonyms for hop up
verb hop up
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- worsen — Make or become worse.
- disgrace — the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
- deplete — To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
- impoverish — to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.