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long hop

long hop noun: a relatively slow ball that bounces short of the batsman and is thus relatively easy to hit.

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

Antonyms of long hop

Forms of long hop

plurallong hops

Questions about long hop

What does long hop mean?
Long hop means a relatively slow ball that bounces short of the batsman and is thus relatively easy to hit.
What part of speech is long hop?
Long hop is a noun.
What is the plural of long hop?
The plural of long hop is long hops.

Words near long hop in the dictionary

  1. long haul
  2. long hauls
  3. Long Hill
  4. long home
  5. long homes
  6. long hop
  7. long hops
  8. long hour
  9. long hours
  10. long house
  11. long houses

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