Meaning of "hops" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF HOPS

hops  [hɒps]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOPS

Hops is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOPS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hops

Hops are the female flowers of the hop plant, Humulus lupulus. They are used primarily as a flavoring and stability agent in beer, to which they impart a bitter, tangy flavor, though hops are also used for various purposes in other beverages and herbal medicine. In the Middle Ages beers tended to be of a very low alcohol content and were commonly consumed as a safer alternative to untreated water. Each village tended to have one or more small brewery with a barley field and a hop garden in close vicinity. Early documents include mention of a hop garden in the will of Charlemagne's father, Pepin III. However, the first documented use of hops in beer as a flavoring agent is from the 11th century. Before this period, brewers used a wide variety of bitter herbs and flowers, including dandelion, burdock root, marigold, horehound, ground ivy, and heather. Hops are used extensively in brewing for their antibacterial effect that favors the activity of brewer's yeast over less desirable microorganisms and for many purported benefits, including balancing the sweetness of the malt with bitterness, contributing a variety of desirable flavors and aromas.

Definition of hops in the English dictionary

The definition of hops in the dictionary is the dried ripe flowers, esp the female flowers, of the hop plant, used to give a bitter taste to beer.

SYNONYMS OF «HOPS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hops» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of hops

bounce · bound · caper · distance · drive · flight · jaunt · journey · jump · leap · ride · run · skip · spin · spring · step · trip · vault

TRANSLATION OF HOPS

Find out the translation of hops to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hops from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hops» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 跳
• Translator English - Spanish: lúpulo
• English: hops
• Translator English - Hindi: हॉप्स
• Translator English - Arabic: القفزات
• Translator English - Russian: хмель
• Translator English - Portuguese: lúpulo
• Translator English - Bengali: হপস
• Translator English - French: houblon
• Translator English - Malay: Hop
• Translator English - German: Hopfen
• Translator English - Japanese: ホップ
• Translator English - Korean: 홉
• Translator English - Javanese: Hops
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bước nhảy
• Translator English - Tamil: ஹாப்ஸ்
• Translator English - Marathi: हॉप्स
• Translator English - Turkish: şerbetçiotu
• Translator English - Italian: luppolo
• Translator English - Polish: chmiel
• Translator English - Ukrainian: хміль
• Translator English - Romanian: hamei
• Translator English - Greek: λυκίσκου
• Translator English - Afrikaans: hoep
• Translator English - Swedish: humle
• Translator English - Norwegian: humle

QUOTES WITH «HOPS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hops.

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Brittany Snow

I grew up doing all that stuff because I was obsessed with the '50s. I had sock hops for birthday parties. So I've always done The Twist and stuff. It was pretty natural and, with my parents doing it all the time, I'd just copy them. Not very pretty.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOPS»

Discover the use of hops in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hops and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Magic School Bus Hops Home: A Book about Animal Habitats

Oh, no!

Joanna Cole, 1995

Who Hops?

Lists creatures that hop, fly, slither, swim, and crawl, as well as some others that don't.

Katie Davis, 2011

Hops: Their History, Botany, Chemistry and Medicinal Uses

This book about hops will interest the botanist and brewer alike. An expert on the subject writes a comprehensive account of the English brewing process. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

P L Simmonds, 2011

The Audacity of Hops: The History of America's Craft Beer ...

This book not only tells the stories of the major figures and businesses within the movement, but it also ties in the movement with larger American culinary developments.

Tom Acitelli, 2013

Short Hops Across the Atlantic: True Adventure Stories of ...

From Aerial Surveying over London & the UK in a noisy twin engine plane to flying small single and twin engine planes from the warmth of the Caribbean, up the East Coast of America, across the Atlantic Ocean, over the Greenland Ice Cap ...

Colin Cox, 2009

Spy Hops & Belly Flops: Curious Behaviors of Woodland Animals

Invites the reader to observe forest animals and copy such behaviors as jumping into a puddle like a diving kingfisher, tapping a foot like a wood turtle, and buzzing near a flower like a hummingbird.

Lynda Graham-Barber, 2004

Hops and Glory: One man's search for the beer that built the ...

Weaving first-class travel writing with assured comedy, Hops and Glory is both a rollicking, raucous history of the Raj and a wonderfully entertaining, groundbreaking experiment to recreate the finest beer ever produced.

Pete Brown, 2011

Horsy-hops: A Newfoundland Bestiary

Children under five will relish the book's arrant silliness and vivid artwork, while parents savour the new phrases.

Anthony Barton, 2003

Out of the Hay and Into the Hops: Hop Cultivation in Wealden ...

This book provides readers with a fascinating analysis of some three hundred years of hop history in the Weald and the Borough.

Celia Cordle, 2011

The Frog Prince Hops to It

After turning back into a prince, prince Freddy, the former frog, misses his old pond, but his wife, princess Daisy, thinks it is disgusting, so Freddy must find a way to show her the value of the place.

Tony Bradman, Christianne C. Jones, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOPS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hops is used in the context of the following news items.

Indiana hops jump starting region beers - The Times

Howe supplies some local breweries and home brewers with hops. 2015-07-15T17:15:00Z 2015-07-15T23:44:05Z Indiana hops jump starting region beersLu ... «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»

Eugene Emeralds return home and hammer Hillsboro Hops | Sports …

Eugene Emeralds return home and hammer Hillsboro Hops. Eugene returns to PK Park and snaps a four-game losing streak with a win against ... «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»

Beer Calendar: Hops, Key Lime, Brewery Anniversaries and a Call …

We loaded it with Cascade, Chinook and Centennial hops to take advantage of their potential to impart grapefruit character before adding ... «Westword, Jul 15»

Big ole bug hops in on Randy's forecast | WISH-TV

Big ole bug hops in on Randy's forecast. Staff Reports Published: July 16, 2015, 7:37 am. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) · Click to share on ... «WISH-TV, Jul 15»

Collective Studio71 Hops Onboard 'The Beauty Cruise' for First Post …

It didn't take much time for last week's merger of Berlin-based multi-channel network Studio71 with L.A.-based Collective Digital Studio (CDS) ... «VideoInk, Jul 15»

Farming Hops During The Ultra-Hoppy Beer Craze

Hops are an agricultural product, the female flowers of a plant in the cannabis family. The hop plant is a perennial, just like rhubarb, so it grows ... «Modern Farmer, Jul 15»

Hops growers battle downy mildew

Rob Sirrine, a hops expert with the Michigan State University Extension service, said almost every hop yard in the state has seen downy mildew ... «Traverse City Record Eagle, Jul 15»

HOOPS ON HOPS: Best beers for summer | Duluth News Tribune

Summer is certainly my favorite time of the year in northern Minnesota. Barbecues, golfing, fishing, hanging out at the beach, hiking, camping ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»

Letter: Clarifying some hops history

Bennett Hall's recent article about Cascade hops and my dear friend Jack Horner (July 9) and the "Roses and Raspberries" article (July 10) ... «Corvallis Gazette Times, Jul 15»

New Chef at Saltine, Hops for Hounds and SYF Scholarships

#Jackson native Jesse Houston recently announced the addition of Andrew Allen as chef de cuisine at his restaurant, Saltine Oyster Bar (622 ... «Jackson Free Press, Jul 15»