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short hops

short hops is the plural of short hop.

Meaning of short hop

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.

Questions about short hops

What is short hops the plural of?
Short hops is the plural of short hop.

Words near short hops in the dictionary

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

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