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   hoop

   /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.
   • ▪ 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.
   • ▪ short for hula hoop
   • ▪ a large ring for circus performers to jump through.
   • ▪ a circle of flexible material used for expanding a woman's petticoat or skirt: historical "a woman in hoops and crinoline"
   • ▪ a metal arch through which balls are hit in croquet. British
   • ▪ 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: informal US "Henry's father played hoops for Kansas"
   • 2. a horizontal band of a contrasting colour on a sports shirt or jockey's cap.
   • ▪ a jockey. informal Australian

   verb

   • 1. bind or encircle with or as with hoops: "a man was hooping a barrel"

   Word Origin late Old Englishhōp, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoep.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hooped adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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