Meanings
verbchannel hop (third-person singular simple present channel hops, present participle channel hopping, simple past and past participle channel hopped)
present singular third person channel hops · participle present channel hopping · participle past channel hopped · past channel hopped
- informalintransitiveTo quickly scan the channels on a television using a remote control.
I channel hopped for half an hour before deciding nothing worth watching was on television.
Synonyms: channel surf, zap
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo quickly scan the channels on a television using a remote control.
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channel hop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/channel%20hop
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“channel hop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/channel%20hop. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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