Meaning

1 senses

  1. (informal)To 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.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. There wasn't anything good on TV, so I spent the entire afternoon channel-hopping.

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Forms

channel hops, channel hopping, channel hopped, channel hopped
Base formchannel hop · to channel hop
3rd person singularchannel hops
Present participlechannel hopping
Past simplechannel hopped
Past participlechannel hopped

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theychannel hop
he, she, itchannel hops

Past simpleLesson

all personschannel hopped

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave channel hopped
he, she, ithas channel hopped

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill channel hop

Synonyms

2 synonyms
zapchannel surf

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
changeablechangerchannelB1chantchaosB1chaoticB2
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