English noun: hopper |
1. | hopper (artifact) funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below |
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| Broader (hypernym) | receptacle |
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2. | hopper (person) someone who hops |
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| Samples | At hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children.
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| Broader (hypernym) | jumper |
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3. | hopper (artifact) a machine used for picking hops |
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| Synonyms | hop-picker |
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| Broader (hypernym) | machine |
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4. | hopper (animal) terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping |
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| Synonyms | grasshopper |
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| Broader (hypernym) | orthopteran, orthopteron, orthopterous insect |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | acridid, long-horned grasshopper, short-horned grasshopper, tettigoniid |
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5. | hopper (act) (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground |
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| Synonyms | ground ball, groundball, grounder |
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| Broader (hypernym) | hit, hitting, striking |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | chop, chopper, roller |
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| Domain category | baseball, baseball game |
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