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short hop

short hop noun: a ball that bounces three to six feet away from the fielder who is throwing or catching it.

Noun

short hop (plural short hops)

  1. A ball that bounces three to six feet away from the fielder who is throwing or catching it.
    Antonyms:
    long hop
  2. (broadly, figuratively) A short distance.
  3. (broadly, figuratively) A small change or development.

Antonyms of short hop

Forms of short hop

pluralshort hops

Questions about short hop

What does short hop mean?
Short hop means a ball that bounces three to six feet away from the fielder who is throwing or catching it.
What part of speech is short hop?
Short hop is a noun.
What is the plural of short hop?
The plural of short hop is short hops.

Words near short hop in the dictionary

  1. short hauls
  2. short head
  3. short heads
  4. Short Heath
  5. Short Hills
  6. short hop
  7. short hops
  8. short hose
  9. short hundred
  10. short hundreds
  11. short i

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