Hop \Hop\, n. 1. A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring. 2. A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball. [Colloq.] {Hop}, {skip} (or {step}), {and jump}, a game or athletic sport in which the participants cover as much ground as possible by a hop, stride, and jump in succession.