LookItUphopper
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈhɑːpər/ · UK /ˈhɒpə/
hopper means: A container filled at the top that lets grain or other material fall out through the bottom.
noun
A container filled at the top that lets grain or other material fall out through the bottom.
- Fill the hopper with grain.
- Coal fell from the hopper onto the belt.
- Workers cleaned the machine’s hoppers before loading fresh material.
A person or animal that moves with small jumps.
- That little frog is a fast hopper.
- The rabbit is a better hopper than a runner.
- These tiny hoppers disappeared into the long grass.
A wide container at the top of a drainpipe that collects water from smaller pipes.
- Water overflowed from the hopper.
- The plumber fitted a hopper above the drainpipe.
- Leaves had blocked both rainwater hoppers on the building.
An artificial insect used as bait to catch fish near the surface of the water.
- A trout took my hopper.
- She cast a foam hopper near the riverbank.
- These hoppers float well even in rough water.
Questions about hopper
What does hopper mean?
A container filled at the top that lets grain or other material fall out through the bottom.
What is hopper in other languages?
Türkçe: besleme haznesi · Español: tolva · Français: trémie · Deutsch: Trichter · Italiano: tramoggia · 日本語: ホッパー
How do you pronounce hopper?
In American English /ˈhɑːpər/; in British English /ˈhɒpə/.
How do you use hopper in a sentence?
Fill the hopper with grain. Coal fell from the hopper onto the belt.
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