The third baseman caught a hopper. [=a ball that bounced on the ground]
The company has several new product ideas in the hopper.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
hop|per|doz|er — «HOP uhr DOH zuhr», noun. U.S. a device for catching and killing locusts, consisting of a large, shallow pan of oil or kerosene mounted upon runners and pulled by a tractor across a field, so that the jumping insects fall into the pan. ╂[<… … Useful english dictionary
hop|per — hop|per1 «HOP uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that hops: »Frogs are good hoppers. 2. a grasshopper or other hopping insect: »In some fields, the hoppers have eaten more than 20 bales of grass to the acre (Wall Street Journal). 3. a container to… … Useful english dictionary
hedge´hop´per — hedge hop or hedge|hop «HEHJ HOP», transitive verb, intransitive verb, hopped, hop|ping. to fly (an airplane) very low over the ground, especially in short, repeated flights, as for dusting crops or bombing: »He gunned the left engine and… … Useful english dictionary
hedge´-hop´per — hedge hop or hedge|hop «HEHJ HOP», transitive verb, intransitive verb, hopped, hop|ping. to fly (an airplane) very low over the ground, especially in short, repeated flights, as for dusting crops or bombing: »He gunned the left engine and… … Useful english dictionary
bar´hop´per — bar|hop «BAHR HOP», noun, verb, hopped, hop|ping. U.S. –n. Informal. a waitress in a bar: »Blonde barhops in cowboy boots (Wall Street Journal). –v.i. Slang. to move from bar to bar and continue to drink. –bar´hop´per, noun … Useful english dictionary
job´hop´per — job hop «JOB HOP», intransitive verb, hopped, hop|ping. Informal. to go from job to job; change jobs frequently. –job´hop´per, noun … Useful english dictionary
clod|hop|per|ish — «KLOD HOP uhr ihsh», adjective. Informal. boorish; oafish … Useful english dictionary
flea|hop|per — «FLEE HOP uhr», noun. a small jumping bug that is destructive to garden and cotton plants … Useful english dictionary
frog|hop|per — «FROG HOP uhr, FRG », noun. a small, leaping, homopterous insect whose young cover themselves with a foamy secretion known as cuckoo spit; spittle insect; spittlebug … Useful english dictionary
leaf|hop|per — leaf hopper, or leaf|hop|per «LEEF HOP uhr», noun. any one of various small, leaping homopterous insects that feed on plant juices … Useful english dictionary
