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Definitions for Hoop

[1] a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
[2] such a band for holding together the staves of a cask, tub, etc.
[3] a large ring of iron, wood, plastic, etc., used as a plaything for a child to roll along the ground.
[4] a circular or ringlike object, part, figure, etc.
[5] the shank of a finger ring.
[6] Croquet . a wicket.
[7] a circular band of stiff material used to expand and display a woman's skirt.
[8] hoop skirt.
[9] 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.
[10] a decorative band, as around a mug or cup.
[11] hoop iron.
[12] to bind or fasten with or as if with a hoop or hoops.
[13] to encircle; surround.
[14] a rigid circular band of metal or wood
[15] something resembling this
[16] a band of iron that holds the staves of a barrel or cask together (as modifier ) hoop iron
[17] a child's toy shaped like a hoop and rolled on the ground or whirled around the body
[18] croquet any of the iron arches through which the ball is driven
[19] a light curved frame to spread out a skirt (as modifier ) a hoop skirt ; a hoop petticoat
[20] basketball the round metal frame to which the net is attached to form the basket
[21] a large ring through which performers or animals jump
[22] jewellery an earring consisting of one or more circles of metal, plastic, etc the part of a finger ring through which the finger fits
[23] Australian informal a jockey
[24] go through the hoop or be put through the hoop to be subjected to an ordeal
[25] (tr) to surround with or as if with a hoop
[26] a variant spelling of whoop

Words related to Hoop

basket, rim, band, circle, loop, circlet, net

Words nearby Hoop

hooley, hoolie, hooligan, hooly, hoon, hoop, hoop back, hoop iron, hoop pine, hoop skirt, hoop snake

Origin of Hoop

1125–75; Middle English hope, hoop, late Old English hōp; cognate with Dutch hoep

Other words from Hoop

hoop·less , adjective
hoop·like , adjective
un·hooped , adjective

Word origin for Hoop

Old English hōp; related to Dutch hoep, Old Norse hōp bay, Lithuanian kabẽ hook

Synonyms for Hoop

band, circle, circlet, loop