hopper

Related to hopper: Edward Hopper

clodhopper

1. 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!

grasshopper

slang Someone who frequently smokes marijuana. Yeah, I smoke pot every now and then, but I'm not a grasshopper or anything.

in the hopper

Being prepared. Don't worry, our vacation plans are in the hopper—we'll have everything finalized soon.
See also: hopper

puddle hopper

slang 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, puddle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in the hopper

Fig. 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: hopper
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

clodhopper

1. 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

verb
See grasshead

in 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: hopper
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • clodhopper
  • clod
  • clunkhead
  • kluck
  • ITSFWI
  • goofus
  • goopus
  • battleship
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He said: "Dave Hopper of Durham Miners was a pillar of strength for the working class.
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Prosecutor Alex Menary told Teesside Crown Court at his sentencing yesterday that Hopper was told by the girl he was speaking to a 14-year-old, but within six minutes he was asking her to go out with him.
Man asked '14-year-old girl' for sex
The challenge of getting single fillets into as many weigh hoppers as possible, and preventing any weigh hopper from containing more than one fillet at a time was met by combining three different approaches.
Ishida solution meets fixed-weight fish challenge
A new drying hopper bank from Dri-Air Industries, Inc., East Windsor, Conn., has an integrated central conveyance system that can supply multiple resins to multiple machines.
Drying hopper bank includes central conveying to multiple machines
Material handling hoppers feature a proprietary positive alignment system and tapered slide box with expanded clearance angles for fast, accurate entry of forktruck forks into hopper base channels.
Self-dumping hoppers
The guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) was recognized by commander, Naval Surface Forces, U.S.
USS Hopper (DDG 70) recognized for logistics excellence
DISH Network L.L.C., a subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation has unveiled a super-charged slate of enhancements to the Hopper Whole-Home HD DVR platform that extend the reach of the Hopper experience into the home and improve the overall user experience.
DISH ENHANCES HOPPER HD DVR PLATFORM
Hopper's hot and steamy relationship doesn't bother his wife, Maria, at all.
Tappin' the sap; Love of syrup results in new enterprise
Paintings by Edward Hopper have the deceptive simplicity of myths, a sort of picture-book obviousness.
Edward Hopper: a voyeur in America