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- Dictionaryhoop/huːp/
noun
- 1. a circular band of metal, wood, or similar material, especially one used for binding the staves of barrels or forming part of a framework.
- 2. a horizontal band of a contrasting colour on a sports shirt or jockey's cap.
verb
- 1. bind or encircle with or as with hoops: "a man was hooping a barrel"
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HOOP definition: 1. a ring of wood, metal, or plastic: 2. in basketball, a metal ring with an open net hanging from…. Learn more.
noun. 1. a rigid circular band of metal or wood. 2. something resembling this. 3. a. a band of iron that holds the staves of a barrel or cask together. b. (as modifier) hoop iron. 4. a child's toy shaped like a hoop and rolled on the ground or whirled around the body. 5. croquet. any of the iron arches through which the ball is driven. 6. a.
n. 1. A circular band of metal or wood put around a cask or barrel to bind the staves together. 2. A large wooden, plastic, or metal ring, especially one used as a plaything or for trained animals to jump through. 3. One of the lightweight circular supports for a hoop skirt. 4. A circular, ringlike earring. 5.
A hoop is a ring or circle made of some stiff material. Gardeners use hoops to support plants, and many people wear hoops around their wrists as bracelets.
The meaning of HOOP is a circular strip used especially for holding together the staves of containers or as a plaything. How to use hoop in a sentence.
Definitions of 'hoop' 1. A hoop is a large ring made of wood, metal, or plastic. [...] 2. In croquet, the hoops are the small metal arches which players hit the ball through. [...] 3. A basketball hoop is the ring that players try to throw the ball into in order to score points for their team. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'hoop'
Definition of hoop noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. us / hup/. a ring of wood, metal, or plastic: a basketball hoop (= that the net is tied to) (Definition of hoop from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
HOOP meaning: 1 : a circular object a large ring; 2 : a large metal ring used for holding together the sides of a barrel.
noun. a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop. synonyms: basketball, basketball game. see more.
