hopper – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
hopper
n.
person or thing which hops; grasshopper; funnel-shaped device through which loose material is passed
Hopper
Hopper or
hoppers may refer to:
Mechanical parts
- A storage container used to dispense granular materials through the use of a chute to restrict flow, sometimes assisted by mechanical agitation
- A storage container used to collect granular materials designed to easily dispense these materials through the use of gravity.
hopper
Noun
1. funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below
(hypernym) receptacle
(derivation) hop, skip, hop-skip
2. someone who hops; "at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children"
(hypernym) jumper
(derivation) hop
3. a machine used for picking hops
(synonym) hop-picker
(hypernym) machine
4. terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
(synonym) grasshopper
(hypernym) orthopterous insect, orthopteron, orthopteran
(hyponym) short-horned grasshopper, acridid
5. (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
(synonym) grounder, ground ball, groundball
(hypernym) hit, hitting, striking
(hyponym) chop, chopper
(derivation) hop, skip, hop-skip
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
hopper (de)
n.
hopper
Hopper
(n.)
The larva of a cheese fly.
(n.)
See Grasshopper, and Frog hopper, Grape hopper, Leaf hopper, Tree hopper, under Frog, Grape, Leaf, and Tree.
(n.)
See Grasshopper, 2.
(n.)
One who, or that which, hops.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A game. See Hopscotch.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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