hopper

A noun with multiple meanings: a funnel-shaped container for dispensing materials; a person or animal that hops; a machine for harvesting hops; a plant-eating insect that leaps; or in baseball, a ground ball hit along the field.

ruСуществительное с несколькими значениями: воронкообразный контейнер для выдачи материалов; человек или животное, которое прыгает; машина для сбора хмеля; насекомое, которое прыгает; или в бейсболе, наземный мяч, отбитый по полю.esSustantivo con varios significados: recipiente con forma de embudo para descargar materiales; persona o animal que salta; máquina para recoger lúpulo; insecto que salta; o en béisbol, un batazo de rodado que bota por el campo.frNom avec plusieurs sens : récipient en entonnoir pour délivrer des matériaux ; personne ou animal qui saute ; machine de récolte du houblon ; insecte sauteur ; ou, au baseball, balle au sol qui rebondit sur le champ.deSubstantiv mit mehreren Bedeutungen: ein trichterförmiger Behälter zur Materialausgabe; eine Person oder ein Tier, die/das springt; eine Maschine zum Hopfensammeln; ein springendes Insekt; oder im Baseball ein am Boden geschlagener Ball.ptSubstantivo com vários sentidos: recipiente em forma de funil para despejar ou armazenar materiais; pessoa ou animal que salta; máquina que colhe lúpulo; inseto que salta; ou, no beisebol, uma bola rebatida rasteira no campo interno.zh名词，有多种含义：用于投放或分配物料的漏斗形容器；会跳跃的人或动物；采集啤酒花的机器；会跳的昆虫；棒球中在内野弹跳的地滚球。arاسم له عدة معانٍ: وعاء أو قمع تُصب فيه المواد وتُفرَّغ من الأسفل؛ شخص أو حيوان يقفز؛ آلة لجمع حشيشة الدينار؛ حشرة قافزة؛ وفي كرة القاعدة ضربة أرضية.

1. Funnel-shaped container B2 formal technical

   A funnel-shaped container or bin that holds material (like grain, coal, or sand) and releases it through the bottom.

   • The grain was poured into the hopper of the mill.
   • The machine's hopper was filled with coal.
   • The hopper feeds the material onto the conveyor belt.

   ruБункерesTolvafrTrémie (conteneur)deBunkerptFunil de cargazh料斗arقمع التغذية

   Synonyms: funnel

2. Person who hops B1 informal

   A person or animal that jumps or moves by hopping.

   • The children were happy hoppers in the playground.
   • The kangaroo is a famous hopper.
   • He was a skilled hopper in the sack race.

   ruПрыгунespersona que saltafrPersonne ou animal qui sautilledeHüpferptSaltadorzh跳跃者arقافز

   Synonyms: jumperleaper

3. Hop-picking machine C1 formal british technical

   A machine used for harvesting hops, which are used in brewing beer.

   • The farmer used a hopper to collect the hops quickly.
   • Modern hop farms rely on mechanical hoppers.
   • The hopper separated the hops from the vines.

   ruХмелеуборочная машинаesMáquina cosechadora de lúpulofrMachine à récolter le houblondeHopfenerntemaschineptColheitadeira de lúpulozh啤酒花采摘机arآلة قطف حشيشة الدينار

   Synonyms: hop-picker

4. Jumping insect B2 formal scientific

   A plant-eating insect with strong hind legs adapted for jumping, such as a grasshopper or locust.

   • A green hopper landed on the leaf.
   • The field was full of hoppers in the summer.
   • Hoppers can cause damage to crops.

   ruПрыгающее насекомоеesInsecto saltadorfrInsecte sauteurdeSpringendes InsektptInseto saltadorzh跳跃昆虫arحشرة قافزة

   Synonyms: grasshopperlocust

5. Ground ball in baseball B2 informal american sport

   In baseball, a hit that bounces and travels along the ground.

   • The batter hit a hopper to the shortstop.
   • The infielder fielded the hopper cleanly.
   • A slow hopper rolled past the pitcher.

   ruНизкий отскокesRodado en béisbolfrRoulant (baseball)deBodenrollerptBola rasteirazh地滚球arكرة أرضية

   Synonyms: bouncerchopperground ballgrounder

• hoppers plural form
• hoppers' possessive plural form
• hopper's possessive singular form