hopper

/'hɔpə/
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hopper

A batter hits a hopper to the shortstop.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A container with a funnel shape: A hopper is a funnel-shaped receptacle from which contents can pass downward by gravity into a receptacle below.
    • A person or thing that hops: A hopper is someone who hops, or an insect characterized by hopping.
    • A type of hit in baseball: In baseball, a hopper is a batted ball that travels along or bounces on the ground.
    • A machine for harvesting hops: A hopper is a machine used for picking the flowers of the hop plant.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun (Container):

    • The grain was poured into the hopper at the top of the mill.
    • The coal hopper feeds the furnace automatically.

  • Noun (Person/Insect):

    • The grasshopper is a common insect hopper found in fields.
    • At the park, the best hoppers in the sack race were the younger kids.

  • Noun (Baseball):

    • The batter hit a hard hopper straight to the shortstop, who threw him out.

  • Noun (Machine):

    • The farm used a mechanical hopper to speed up the hop harvest.
Advanced Usage
  • "In the hopper": An idiom meaning in process or under consideration, often used for legislative bills or projects.
    • The new tax bill is still in the hopper and hasn't been debated yet.
Variants and Related Words
  • Hop (verb): To jump on one foot or to move by making short jumps.
  • Hopper car (noun): A type of railroad freight car with a funnel-shaped bottom for unloading bulk material like grain or coal.
  • Hopper barge / Hopper punt (noun): A barge with a hinged bottom for dumping dredged material.
Synonyms
  • Funnel (for the container sense).
  • Jumper or leaper (for the person/animal sense).
  • Ground ball or grounder (for the baseball sense).
Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word is primarily a noun and does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms
  • In the hopper: As described in Advanced Usage, meaning in progress or awaiting processing.
    • We have several new designs in the hopper for next season.
hopper

A batter hits a hopper to the shortstop.

Noun
  1. (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
  2. terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
  3. a machine used for picking hops
  4. someone who hops
    • at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children
  5. funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below

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