hopper (Meaning)
hopper (n)
funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below
someone who hops
a machine used for picking hops
terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
(baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
hopper (n.)
One who, or that which, hops.
A chute, box, or receptacle, usually funnel-shaped with an opening at the lower part, for delivering or feeding any material, as to a machine; as, the wooden box with its trough through which grain passes into a mill by joining or shaking, or a funnel through which fuel passes into a furnace, or coal, etc., into a car.
See Grasshopper, 2.
A game. See Hopscotch.
See Grasshopper, and Frog hopper, Grape hopper, Leaf hopper, Tree hopper, under Frog, Grape, Leaf, and Tree.
The larva of a cheese fly.
A vessel for carrying waste, garbage, etc., out to sea, so constructed as to discharge its load by a mechanical contrivance; -- called also dumping scow.
Synonyms & Antonyms of hopper
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hopper Sentence Examples
- The nimble kangaroo bounded across the open plain like a graceful hopper.
- The metal hopper on the conveyor belt collected scrap metal for recycling.
- The grain hopper overflowed, spilling wheat onto the floor.
- The children took turns hopping and skipping down the sidewalk, their laughter filling the air.
- The frog's hopper legs allowed it to leap great distances in a single bound.
- The hopper wagon carried a heavy load of coal to the steam engine.
- The bird hopped nervously on a branch, its sharp claws gripping the bark.
- The salt hopper in the kitchen was empty, rendering the meal tasteless.
- The bean bag hopper provided hours of entertainment for the energetic young children.
- The tiny grasshopper hopped from leaf to leaf, munching on fresh greenery.
FAQs About the word hopper
funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below, someone who hops, a machine used for picking hops, terrestrial plant-eating insect w
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The nimble kangaroo bounded across the open plain like a graceful hopper.
The metal hopper on the conveyor belt collected scrap metal for recycling.
The grain hopper overflowed, spilling wheat onto the floor.
The children took turns hopping and skipping down the sidewalk, their laughter filling the air.
