hop up
Quickly climb up onto something; OR make a car or engine more powerful; OR make someone more energetic (often with stimulants).
Meanings
To climb quickly and lightly onto a surface or raised place.
"The child hopped up onto the kitchen counter to reach the biscuit tin."
To modify a vehicle or engine to increase its speed or power.
"He spent the whole summer hopping up his old Mustang in the garage."
To make someone excited, agitated, or energetic, typically through a stimulating substance.
"She was hopped up on three espressos and couldn't sit still during the meeting."
"He's hopped up on morphine."
— Breaking Bad, Season 1 (AMC, 2008)
Has three distinct uses: (1) physical movement onto a surface; (2) modifying a vehicle engine for more power (American automotive slang); (3) stimulating someone with a substance. Sense 3 often appears in passive: 'hopped up on coffee/drugs.'
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