hop up

VERB

enrich

Synonyms

STRONGEST

augment cultivate develop endow enhance refine supplement upgrade

STRONG

adorn aggrandize ameliorate better build decorate grace ornament pad parlay pyramid spike sweeten up

WEAK

beef up build up figure in flesh out hike up jack up jazz up make rich pour it on run up soup up step up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease

STRONG

disgrace worsen

WEAK

deplete impoverish reduce take

Example Sentences

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Lane Kiffin has a history of getting fired or taking every opportunity to hop up the coaching ladder.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Yorke responds by telling the heckler to "hop up on stage" to make his remarks.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024

“I began to hop up and down, which is a little bit rude,” Higonnet said.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2024

Akeem orders her to hop up and down on one foot and bark, and that's the last we see of her.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2021

Sometimes Old Rowdy would hop up on a sycamore log, raise his head high in the air, and bawl.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls