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long-hop

long-hop is the alternative form of long hop.

Meaning of long hop

Noun

long hop (plural long hops)

  1. A relatively slow ball that bounces short of the batsman and is thus relatively easy to hit.
    • It was a long hop, which bounced high and was flat-batted straight to cover to leave the score at 246 for seven.2010 July 23, “Pakistan strike early but Australia respond as Headingley loses power”, in The Guardian
  2. A throw that is intentionally bounced to a target, landing about ten to fifteen feet away from the receiver to create a ground ball that is easy to field.
    Antonyms:
    short hop

Forms of long-hop

plurallong-hops

Questions about long-hop

What is long-hop the alternative form of?
Long-hop is the alternative form of long hop.

Words near long-hop in the dictionary

  1. long-haulers
  2. long-hauling
  3. long-hauls
  4. long-headed
  5. long-held
  6. long-hop
  7. long-horned
  8. long-horned beetle
  9. long-horned beetles
  10. long-horned grasshopper
  11. long-horned grasshoppers

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