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hoop
[ hoop, hoop ]
/ hup, hÊp /
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noun
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
1125â75; Middle English hope, hoop,late Old English hĆp; cognate with Dutch hoep
OTHER WORDS FROM hoop
hoopless, adjectivehooplike, adjectiveun·hooped, adjectiveWords nearby hoop
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British Dictionary definitions for hoop (1 of 2)
hoop1
/ (huËp) /
noun
verb
(tr) to surround with or as if with a hoop
Derived forms of hoop
hooped, adjectivehooplike, adjectiveWord Origin for hoop
Old English hĆp; related to Dutch hoep, Old Norse hĆp bay, Lithuanian kabáșœ hook
British Dictionary definitions for hoop (2 of 2)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with hoop
hoop
see jump through hoops.
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