Hopper (Noun)
Meaning 1
Terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping.
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Nouns denoting animals.
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Meaning 2
(baseball) a hit that travels along the ground.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
Someone who hops; "at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children".
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 4
A machine used for picking hops.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The hop harvester was equipped with a large capacity hopper to collect the harvested hops.
- A mechanical hopper was attached to the side of the combine to gather the hops from the bines.
- Farmers used a tractor-drawn hopper to collect the hops from the fields during harvest season.
- The old-fashioned hopper was replaced by a newer model with increased efficiency and capacity.
- Each row of hop plants was equipped with its own hopper to catch the fallen hops.
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Meaning 5
Funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.