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hoop
[hoop, hoop]
noun
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
such a band for holding together the staves of a cask, tub, etc.
a large ring of iron, wood, plastic, etc., used as a plaything for a child to roll along the ground.
a circular or ringlike object, part, figure, etc.
Jewelry.the shank of a finger ring.
Croquet.a wicket.
a circular band of stiff material used to expand and display a woman's skirt.
Basketball Informal.
the metal ring from which the net is suspended; rim.
the metal ring and net taken together; the basket.
the game of basketball.
a decorative band, as around a mug or cup.
verb (used with object)
to bind or fasten with or as if with a hoop or hoops.
to encircle; surround.
hoop
1/ ː /
noun
a rigid circular band of metal or wood
something resembling this
a band of iron that holds the staves of a barrel or cask together
( as modifier )
hoop iron
a child's toy shaped like a hoop and rolled on the ground or whirled around the body
croquet any of the iron arches through which the ball is driven
a light curved frame to spread out a skirt
( as modifier )
a hoop skirt
a hoop petticoat
basketball the round metal frame to which the net is attached to form the basket
a large ring through which performers or animals jump
jewellery
an earring consisting of one or more circles of metal, plastic, etc
the part of a finger ring through which the finger fits
informala jockey
to be subjected to an ordeal
verb
(tr) to surround with or as if with a hoop
hoop
2/ ː /
noun
a variant spelling of whoop
Other Word Forms
- hoopless adjective
- hooplike adjective
- unhooped adjective
- ˈǴDZˌ adjective
- hooped adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of hoop1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hoop1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
She yells, stomps her feet and raises her hoop skirt and petticoat to scandalous heights.
“Sounds like he’s exploiting you,” Zero says, “making you jump through his hoops for his own ego and personal gain … It’s what these capitalists do.”
"When we told these companies they couldn't have more power without going through hoops, they packed up and went to a community where they didn't have such strict requirements."
Amid the block’s plastic pools, basketball hoops and children’s bicycles, a couple and their daughter have been accused of torturing and abusing six children — some for many years.
Sacramento State announced Tuesday that it hired outsized personality and hoops icon Shaquille O’Neal as general manager of its forlorn men’s basketball program.
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