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hopper
hop·per H0276000 (hŏp′ər)n.1. One that hops.2. a. A usually funnel-shaped container in which materials, such as grain or coal, are stored in readiness for dispensation.b. A freight car with a door in the floor through which materials are unloaded.c. A box in which a bill is placed pending formal introduction before a legislature.d. Informal A place in which something is held in readiness: a studio with many potential blockbusters in the hopper.
[Sense 2, from the shaking or hopping motion of grain hoppers as grain passed through them to the mill.]hopper (ˈhɒpə) n1. a person or thing that hops2. (Mechanical Engineering) a funnel-shaped chamber or reservoir from which solid materials can be discharged under gravity into a receptacle below, esp for feeding fuel to a furnace, loading a railway truck with grain, etc3. (Agriculture) a machine used for picking hops4. (Animals) any of various long-legged hopping insects, esp the grasshopper, leaf hopper, and immature locust5. (Railways) Also called: hoppercar an open-topped railway truck for bulk transport of loose minerals, etc, unloaded through doors on the underside6. (Mining & Quarrying) South African another name for cocopan7. (Computer Science) computing a device formerly used for holding punched cards and feeding them to a card punch or card reader
Hopper (ˈhɒpə) n (Biography) Edward. 1882–1967, US painter, noted for his realistic depiction of everyday sceneshop•per (ˈhɒp ər)
n. 1. one that hops. 2. any jumping insect, as a grasshopper. 3. a funnel-shaped bin in which loose material, as grain or coal, is stored temporarily. 4. a box into which a proposed legislative bill is dropped and thereby officially introduced. [1200–50] Hop•per (ˈhɒp ər)
n. 1. Edward, 1882–1967, U.S. painter. 2. Grace Murray, 1906–92, U.S. naval officer and computer scientist. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  hopper - funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle belowreceptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in | | 2. | hopper - someone who hops; "at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children"jumper - an athlete who competes at jumping; "he is one hell of a jumper" | | 3. | hopper - a machine used for picking hopshop-pickermachine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks | | 4. |  hopper - terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leapinggrasshopperorthopteran, orthopteron, orthopterous insect - any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthpartsacridid, short-horned grasshopper - grasshopper with short antennaelong-horned grasshopper, tettigoniid - grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male | | 5. |  hopper - (baseball) a hit that travels along the groundground ball, groundball, grounderhitting, striking, hit - the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"chopper, chop - a grounder that bounces high in the airroller - a grounder that rolls along the infieldbaseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
Translationshopper
clodhopper1. A large shoe. I can't wear those clodhoppers—I'll look like a clown!2. One who is regarded as stupid, boorish, and bumbling. Of course that clodhopper knocked over the whole display after being here just five minutes!puddle hopperslang A very small airplane used to travel relatively short distances, such as over a small body of water (a "puddle"). We had to take this tiny little puddle hopper since it was such a short flight from Dublin to Edinburgh. Are you sure this puddle hopper is safe? It looks like it runs on triple-A batteries!See also: hopper, puddlegrasshopperslang Someone who frequently smokes marijuana. Yeah, I've smoked pot before, but I was never a grasshopper or anything.in the hopperBeing prepared. Don't worry, our vacation plans are in the hopper—we'll have everything finalized soon.See also: hopperin the hopperFig. in process; in line to be processed. (A hopper is a chute for incoming work or material to be processed.) It's in the hopper. I'll get to it. Your job is in the hopper, and your turn is next.See also: hopperclodhopper1. n. a big shoe. Wipe the mud off those clodhoppers before you come in here. 2. n. a stupid person; a rural oaf. You don’t know it, but that clodhopper is worth about two million bucks. grasshopper verbSee grassheadin the hopper mod. in process; in line to be processed. (A hopper is an in-basket for incoming work.) Your job is in the hopper, and your turn is next. See also: hopperhopper
hopper1. a funnel-shaped chamber or reservoir from which solid materials can be discharged under gravity into a receptacle below, esp for feeding fuel to a furnace, loading a railway truck with grain, etc. 2. any of various long-legged hopping insects, esp the grasshopper, leaf hopper, and immature locust 3. an open-topped railway truck for bulk transport of loose minerals, etc., unloaded through doors on the underside 4. Computing a device formerly used for holding punched cards and feeding them to a card punch or card reader hopper[′häp·ər] (engineering) A funnel-shaped receptacle with an opening at the top for loading and a discharge opening at the bottom for bulk-delivering material such as grain or coal. hopper1. A funnel-shaped bin or chute; used to store loose construction materials, such as crushed stone or sand. 2. One of two barriers on both sides of a hopper light to prevent airflow through the side openings at the ends of the inward-sloping pivoted sash (ventilator, 2). 3. A water tank which releases its contents through a pipe at the bottom; esp. used with a water closet. 4. A water-closet bowl, esp. one that is funnel-shaped. 5.See collection hopper.hopperA tray, or chute, that accepts input to a mechanical device, such as a disk duplicator or printer. In the days of punch cards, millions of cards were numerically or alphabetically organized by placing them into the hopper of a card sorter, taking them out of all the stackers and putting them back into the hopper for the next card column.
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| In the 1940s and 1950s, millions of punch cards were placed into hoppers on IBM sorters such as this one. The hoppers were also fitted with two-foot extensions that held more cards. (Image courtesy of The Computer History Museum, www.computerhistory.org) |
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| This Dataproducts laser printer holds 250 sheets of paper in the top hopper and 2,000 in the bottom. (Image courtesy of Hitachi Koki Imaging Solutions, Inc.) |
hopper
Related to hopper: Edward HopperSynonyms for hoppernoun funnel-shaped receptacleRelated Wordsnoun someone who hopsRelated Wordsnoun a machine used for picking hopsSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leapingSynonymsRelated Words- orthopteran
- orthopteron
- orthopterous insect
- acridid
- short-horned grasshopper
- long-horned grasshopper
- tettigoniid
noun (baseball) a hit that travels along the groundSynonyms- ground ball
- groundball
- grounder
Related Words- hitting
- striking
- hit
- chopper
- chop
- roller
- baseball
- baseball game
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