boule vs hop

boule

verb
  • To shape (a piece of dough) into a ball. 

noun
  • A single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means. 

  • A round loaf of bread. 

  • A round piece of dough. 

  • A through-sawn log with the slices restacked in the order and orientation they originally had in the log, usually with waney edges. 

  • A council of citizens in Ancient Greece 

  • One of the bowls used in the French game of boules. 

hop

verb
  • To impregnate with hops, especially to add hops as a flavouring agent during the production of beer 

  • To jump onto, or over 

  • To jump on one foot. 

  • To be in state of energetic activity. 

  • To move frequently from one place or situation to another similar one. 

  • To jump a short distance. 

  • To go in a quick or sudden manner. 

  • To dance. 

  • To gather hops. 

  • To suddenly take a mode of transportation that one does not drive oneself, often surreptitiously. 

noun
  • A short jump. 

  • A jump on one leg. 

  • Opium, or some other narcotic drug. 

  • The flowers of the hop plant, dried and used to brew beer etc. 

  • A bounce, especially from the ground, of a thrown or batted ball. 

  • A short journey, especially in the case of air travel, one that takes place on a private plane. 

  • The sending of a data packet from one host to another as part of its overall journey. 

  • The fruit of the dog rose; a hip. 

  • The plant (Humulus lupulus) from whose flowers beer or ale is brewed. 

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