hoop

[ hoop, hoop ]

/ hup, hʊp /

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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.

hoop 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.

hoop iron.

verb (used with object)

to bind or fasten with or as if with a hoop or hoops.

to encircle; surround.

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Origin of hoop

1125–75; Middle English hope, hoop,late Old English hōp; cognate with Dutch hoep

OTHER WORDS FROM hoop

hoopless, adjectivehooplike, adjectiveun·hooped, adjective

Words nearby hoop

hooley, hoolie, hooligan, hooly, hoon, hoop, hoop back, hoop-de-do, hooper, hoop iron, hoopla

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How to use hoop in a sentence

After I had filled him in on my family, we would start talking hoops.
Tom Konchalski made basketball better. The sport won’t be the same without him.|John Feinstein|February 8, 2021|Washington Post
Without someone creating and finishing near the hoop, the Raptors don’t make sense on offense — no matter how many triples they launch at the rim.
The Toronto Raptors Can’t Seem To Finish Their Drives|Louis Zatzman|January 27, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Everybody who plays basketball — from the pros to kids on the playground — loves putting the ball in the hoop.
With Harden, Durant and Irving, could Brooklyn net an NBA title?|Fred Bowen|January 20, 2021|Washington Post
Sink hoops of wire or pipes into your growing bed every three to four feet, and cover them with the long, narrow blankets of row cover, a spun synthetic fiber that allows light and rainwater to reach the growing bed.
Fresh vegetables in the middle of winter? It’s possible, even in colder climes.|Adrian Higgins|January 20, 2021|Washington Post

Little brother Landen is a freshman in high school with his own hoop dreams.
Dynamic sophomores Ashley Owusu and Diamond Miller are powering an explosive Maryland offense|Kareem Copeland|January 13, 2021|Washington Post
Hoop skirts of the Civil War era relaxed into flowing, streamlined gowns.
The Best-Dressed Way to Say Goodbye|Justin Jones|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Directed by fellow Chicagoan Steve James ( Hoop Dreams), Life Itself is a worthy tribute to the most popular film critic ever.
My Friend, Roger Ebert: Pulitzer Prize Winner Tom Shales on the Moving Documentary ‘Life Itself’|Tom Shales|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She sits polished in a hip yet age-appropriate (age-defying, really, for 76 ) leather jacket, and hoop earrings.
Marlo Thomas Says Girls Should Feel Free to Be Like Hannah Horvath|Emily Shire|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then the second hoop is the profession, then industry, then finally society at large.
Following Tuberculosis From Death Sentence to Cure|Tessa Miller|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel first championed my film, Hoop Dreams, which was essential to its success.
‘Life Itself’: An Open Letter From Filmmaker Steve James About His Roger Ebert Documentary|Steve James|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This hoop must have been left by us last year at Careening Bay.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
The afternoon was drawing on; they all hurried out into the playground, having got hold of every hoop to be found.
Digby Heathcote|W.H.G. Kingston
Procure a piece of flat iron similar to an iron hoop, bend it, as shown in the sketch, to make a piece 3 in.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
Procure a good barrel with a bottom and cut off each alternate stave at both ends close up to the first hoop.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
Mappo was so surprised, as he felt himself fairly flying through the paper hoop, that he did not know exactly what was happening.
Mappo, the Merry Monkey|Richard Barnum

British Dictionary definitions for hoop (1 of 2)

hoop¹

/ (huːp) /

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

Australian informal a jockey

go through the hoop or be put through the hoop to be subjected to an ordeal

verb

(tr) to surround with or as if with a hoop

Derived forms of hoop

hooped, adjectivehooplike, adjective

Word Origin for hoop

Old English hōp; related to Dutch hoep, Old Norse hōp bay, Lithuanian kabẽ hook

British Dictionary definitions for hoop (2 of 2)

hoop²

/ (huːp) /

noun, verb

a variant spelling of whoop

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see jump through hoops.

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