"channel hop" meaning in All languages combined

See channel hop on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: channel hops [present, singular, third-person], channel hopping [participle, present], channel hopped [participle, past], channel hopped [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} channel hop (third-person singular simple present channel hops, present participle channel hopping, simple past and past participle channel hopped)
  1. To quickly scan the channels on a television using a remote control. Categories (topical): Television Synonyms: channel surf, zap
    Sense id: en-channel_hop-en-verb-XOsbwP-9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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