hoopnoun [ C ]
uk/huːp/us/huːp/a ring of wood, metal, or plastic:
The dogs had been trained to jump through hoops.
also hoop earring a ring-shaped earring (= a piece of jewellery that hangs from the ear):
She was wearing large gold hoops in her ears.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Spherical, circular and annular objects
- ball
- blob
- bobble
- bowling ball
- bubble
- cylinder
- egg
- game ball
- glob
- globe
- globule
- orb
- pellet
- pommel
- ring
- roll
- sphere
- spool
- spring
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Idiom(s)
go/jump through hoops