Hula-Hoop

[ hoo-luh-hoop ]

/ ˈhu ləˌhup /

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Trademark.

a brand name for a tubular plastic hoop, about 4 feet (1.2 meters) in diameter, for rotating about the body by swinging the hips, used for physical exercise or in children's play: introduced in the 1950s.

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How to use Hula-Hoop in a sentence

Stacked cylinders form a base beneath her feet and loosely roll about as she juggles objects and weaves in and out of hula-hoops.
How the Circus Got a Social Conscience|Justin Jones|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
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 Hula-Hoop

Hula Hoop

noun

trademark a light hoop that is whirled around the body by movements of the waist and hips

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