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Hoop
huːp
Hoop definitions
noun
hoop
hoops
- a circular band of metal, wood, or similar material, especially one used for binding the staves of barrels or forming part of a framework
- an earring in the form of a circular band of metal or other material
"a pair of plain gold hoops"
- (in the past) a toy in the form of a large circular band of wood, rolled along the ground with a stick
- a large ring for circus performers to jump through
- a circle of flexible material used for expanding a woman's petticoat or skirt
"a woman in hoops and crinoline"
- a metal arch through which balls are hit in croquet
- the round metal rim from which a basketball net is suspended
"by the official rules of the game, a basketball hoop must be 18 inches in diameter and 10 feet off the ground"
- the game of basketball
"Henry's father played hoops for Kansas"
- a horizontal band of a contrasting colour on a sports shirt or jockey's cap
- a jockey
verb
hoop
hooped
hooping
hoops
- bind or encircle with or as with hoops
"a man was hooping a barrel"