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hopping it

hopping it is the present participle and gerund of hop it.

Meaning of hop it

Verb

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

  1. (UK, dismissal) To leave; to go away.
    • It has been rather misty for several mornings, so I told my pal to get ready and we would hop it the next day.1918 June 15, Private John A. Scott, “A Prisoner of War”, in The Saturday Evening Post, page 28

Questions about hopping it

What is hopping it the present participle and gerund of?
Hopping it is the present participle and gerund of hop it.

Words near hopping it in the dictionary

  1. hopping about
  2. hopping and popping
  3. hopping Dick
  4. hopping Dicks
  5. hopping into
  6. hopping it
  7. hopping mad
  8. hopping mice
  9. hopping mouse
  10. hopping off
  11. hopping on

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