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- [hop-skoch]
- /ˈhɒpˌskɒtʃ/
- /ˈhɒp.skɒtʃ/
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- [hop-skoch]
- /ˈhɒpˌskɒtʃ/
Definitions of hopscotch word
- noun hopscotch a children's game in which a player tosses or kicks a small flat stone, beanbag, or other object into one of several numbered sections of a diagram marked on the pavement or ground and then hops on one foot over the lines from section to section and picks up the stone or object, usually while standing on one foot in an adjacent section. 1
- verb without object hopscotch to jump or leap from one place to another: Small birds hopscotched on the lawn. 1
- verb without object hopscotch to journey quickly and directly from one usually far place to another: ambassadors hopscotching from Moscow to Paris to London. 1
- verb without object hopscotch to move or pass through something, as a geographical area or a field of endeavor, making many brief stops: The candidate hopscotched through four states in two days. 1
- verb without object hopscotch to shift from one thing to another quickly or abruptly: The story hopscotches from the present to the past in a confusing way. 1
- verb with object hopscotch to jump or leap over. 1
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Origin of hopscotch
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; hop1 + scotch1
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Parts of speech for Hopscotch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hopscotch popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hopscotch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hopscotch
verb hopscotch
- trek — to travel or migrate, especially slowly or with difficulty.
- traipse — to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal: We traipsed all over town looking for a copy of the book.
- ramble — to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time.
- stray — to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose; ramble: to stray from the main road.
- cruise — A cruise is a holiday during which you travel on a ship or boat and visit a number of places.
Antonyms for hopscotch
Top questions with hopscotch
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