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hopper

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: hopper

1
 n
someone who hops
2
 n
funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below
3
 n
terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
4
 n
(baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: hopper
1

n someone who hops

“at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children”
Type of:
jumper
an athlete who competes at jumping
2

n funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below

Type of:
receptacle
a container that is used to put or keep things in
3

n terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping

Synonyms:
grasshopper
Types:
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acridid, short-horned grasshopper
grasshopper with short antennae
long-horned grasshopper, tettigoniid
grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male
locust
migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
katydid
large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings
Jerusalem cricket, Stenopelmatus fuscus, sand cricket
large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United States
Type of:
orthopteran, orthopteron, orthopterous insect
any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts

n a machine used for picking hops

Synonyms:
hop-picker
Type of:
machine
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
4

n (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground

Synonyms:
ground ball, groundball, grounder
Types:
chop, chopper
a grounder that bounces high in the air
roller
a grounder that rolls along the infield
Type of:
hit, hitting, striking
the act of contacting one thing with another
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