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hopped the twig

hopped the twig is the simple past and past participle of hop the twig.

Meaning of hop the twig

Verb

hop the twig (third-person singular simple present hops the twig, present participle hopping the twig, simple past and past participle hopped the twig)

  1. (archaic, slang) Synonym of run away, (originally) especially from creditors.
    Synonyms:
    run away
  2. (archaic, slang) Synonym of play truant, to avoid or run away from school.
    Synonyms:
    play truant, to avoid or run away from school
  3. (archaic, euphemistic) Synonym of die.
    Synonyms:
    die

Questions about hopped the twig

What is hopped the twig the simple past and past participle of?
Hopped the twig is the simple past and past participle of hop the twig.

Words near hopped the twig in the dictionary

  1. hopped into
  2. hopped it
  3. hopped off
  4. hopped on
  5. hopped on down to
  6. hopped the twig
  7. hopped the wag
  8. hopped to it
  9. hopped up
  10. Hoppenreys
  11. hopper

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