channel-hop

noun

The act of changing the channel on a television

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

  1. alternativeAlternative form of channel hop.
nounchannel-hop (plural channel-hops)

plural channel-hops

  1. broadcastingThe act of changing the channel on a television
  2. broadcastingThe act of a programme changing from one channel to another
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Chicago

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