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What is the noun for hopscotching?

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hopper

A temporary storage bin, filled from the top and emptied from the bottom, often funnel-shaped.
A funnel-shaped section at the top of a drainpipe used to collect water, from above, from one or more smaller drainpipes.
One who hops.
Various insects

A grasshopper or locust, especially:
The larva of a cheese fly.
A leafhopper.

An artificial fishing lure.
(slang) A toilet.
An escapement lever in a piano
A Sri Lankan food made from a fermented batter of rice flour, coconut milk, and palm toddy or yeast.
(obsolete) The game of hopscotch.
A window with hinges at the bottom, opened by tilting vertically.
A hopper car.
Synonyms:

leaf-hopper, Cicadellidae, leafhopper, leaf hopper, grasshopper, container, receptacle, vessel, holder, box, canister, case, repository, cartridge, casing, bag, drum, unit, barrel, crate, cylinder, packet, tank, basin, bin, bottle, bowl, bucket, bunker, caddy, caisson, can, canteen, capsule, carafe, carton, cask, casket, cast, cauldron, chamber, chest, churn, cistern, coffer, cover, cradle, crock, crucible, depot … more

Examples:

“Decks and cowls provide solar shading and doors are designed with integral high level hopper vents for secure night-time cooling.”

“It was a hopper plane, the red-eye across the state so there were only eight people total, including pilot and assistant.”

“It's also the hopper season, so grasshoppers and caddis patterns are the usual fare.”

hop

A short jump
A jump on one leg.
A short journey, especially in the case of air travel, one that take place on private plane.
(sports, US) A bounce, especially from the ground, of a thrown or batted ball.
(US, dated) A dance.
(networking) The sending of a data packet from one host to another as part of its overall journey.
Synonyms:

jump, leap, spring, bound, skip, vault, bounce, step, gambol, prance, caper, hurdle, bob, curvet, buck, capriole, leapfrog, frolic, lunge, fly, rise, clearance, entrechat, ascension, pole vault, pounce, gambado, antic, saltation, recoil, movement, launch, hopping, leapfrogging, skipping, leaping, upspring, dive, rush, dart, dash, bolt, charge, dodge, sprint, swoop, race, run, break, gallop … more

Examples:

“With a skip and a hop and a hop and a skip, it's escaped from your kitchen, Grandmother!”

“Sicily was just a short hop away, clearly visible from the point Spartacus had chosen.”

“This surge in popularity in all forms of dance is equally mirrored in the lindy hop, with many events occurring around the country.”

hop

The plant (Humulus lupulus) from whose flowers, beer or ale is brewed.
(plural) The flowers of the hop plant, dried and used to brew beer etc.
(US, slang) Opium, or some other narcotic drug.
The fruit of the dog rose; a hip.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“With a skip and a hop and a hop and a skip, it's escaped from your kitchen, Grandmother!”

“Sicily was just a short hop away, clearly visible from the point Spartacus had chosen.”

“This surge in popularity in all forms of dance is equally mirrored in the lindy hop, with many events occurring around the country.”

hopping

(Britain) hop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday period working in the hop gardens of Kent.
The addition of hops during the production of beer as a flavouring agent
Synonyms:

jump, leap, skip, bound, hop, spring, vault, bounce, bob, buck, caper, capriole, leapfrog, leapfrogging, leaping, skipping, upspring … more

hopsack

(countable) A hemp sack used for holding hops.
(uncountable) A coarse, loosely-woven clothing fabric.
Examples:

“Weave B is known as the hopsack, and probably owes its name to being originally used for the making of bags for hops.”

hopping

The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking, or dancing.
(physics) A shift from one energy-state to another by an electron in an atom.
Synonyms:

jump, leap, skip, bound, hop, spring, vault, bounce, bob, buck, caper, capriole, leapfrog, leapfrogging, leaping, skipping, upspring … more

hopscotch

A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground.
Synonyms:

game, hoppers, play

Examples:

“Besides, even if they were allowed to muck in with the next-door neighbours' kids, how many 10-year-olds these days would opt for hopscotch over Playstation?”

hopperings