# hops

Pronunciation: say "HOPS" US /hɑps/, UK /hɒps/, AUS /hɔps/

## Noun

1. The flowers of the hop plant, either whole or processed into pellets, shreds, or powder.
   - Simple: The flowers of the hop plant, or the same flowers sold as pellets, small pieces, or powder.
   - _The brewer adds more hops late in the boil to give the beer a strong, fresh aroma._
   - _The brewery buys its hops as pellets, which store more easily than whole flowers._
3. Plural of hop. — plural of hop (“jump”)
   - Simple: Plural of hop. Use it when there is more than one hop.
   - _The shortstop misjudged the ball after two bad hops on the dry infield._
   - _Getting to the outer islands meant a series of short hops on small planes._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular present of hop. — third-person singular simple present indicative of hop (“jump”)
   - Simple: The form of hop used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _Every weekday she hops a bus downtown and is at her desk by eight._
   - _The dog hops the low fence whenever someone forgets to open the gate._
4. Third-person singular present of hop in its brewing sense: to add hops to a mash. — third-person singular simple present indicative of hop (“add hops to (mash)”)
   - Simple: The form of hop used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun, meaning to add hops to beer.
   - _The brewer hops each batch heavily, which gives the pale ale its sharp bitterness._
   - _He hops the mash with a local variety grown just down the valley._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/hops (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).