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[ hoop, hoop ] / hup, hʊp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hoop ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna 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. Origin of hoop1125–75; Middle English hope, hoop,late Old English hōp; cognate with Dutch hoep OTHER WORDS FROM hoophoopless, adjectivehooplike, adjectiveun·hooped, adjectiveWords nearby hoophooley, hoolie, hooligan, hooly, hoon, hoop, hoop back, hoop-de-do, hooper, hoop iron, hoopla Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hoopHoop 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 He was not quite as old as the others, and he could not manage a hoop. All About Johnnie Jones|Carolyn Verhoeff Note the lady's hoop skirt and the bearded officer to whom she is speaking. The Greatest Highway in the World|Anonymous Beaver are split but stretched round and should be left in the hoop or stretcher for several days. Fur Farming|A. R. Harding The lady of the house waited with anger in her eyes for the appearance of the hoop's owner. Jokes For All Occasions|Anonymous It would need a hoop of steel to keep them near such a dismal old sawmonger. Pipefuls|Christopher Morley
British Dictionary definitions for hoop (1 of 2)
nouna 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 hoophooped, adjectivehooplike, adjectiveWord Origin for hoopOld English hōp; related to Dutch hoep, Old Norse hōp bay, Lithuanian kabẽ hook British Dictionary definitions for hoop (2 of 2)
noun, verba variant spelling of whoop Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with hoopThe American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to hoopbasket, rim, band, circle, loop, circlet, net |