hopper has definitions from the fields of sport,baseball,zoology
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[ noun ] funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below

Used in print

(The Atlanta Constitution...)

The resolution , which Barber tossed into the House hopper Friday , will be formally read Monday .

Related terms

receptacle hop

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[ noun ] (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground

Related terms

hit chop roller baseball baseball

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[ noun ] (sport) someone who hops

Examples

"at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children"

Related terms

jumper hop

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[ noun ] (zoology) terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping

Synonyms

grasshopper

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 827
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[ noun ] a machine used for picking hops

Synonyms

hop-picker

Related terms

machine

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