hoop
a 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.
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.
to bind or fasten with or as if with a hoop or hoops.
to encircle; surround.
Origin of hoop
1Other words from hoop
- hoopless, adjective
- hooplike, adjective
- un·hooped, adjective
Words Nearby hoop
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How to use hoop in a sentence
After I had filled him in on my family, we would start talking hoops.
Tom Konchalski made basketball better. The sport won’t be the same without him. | John Feinstein | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostWithout someone creating and finishing near the hoop, the Raptors don’t make sense on offense — no matter how many triples they launch at the rim.
The Toronto Raptors Can’t Seem To Finish Their Drives | Louis Zatzman | January 27, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightEverybody who plays basketball — from the pros to kids on the playground — loves putting the ball in the hoop.
With Harden, Durant and Irving, could Brooklyn net an NBA title? | Fred Bowen | January 20, 2021 | Washington PostSink hoops of wire or pipes into your growing bed every three to four feet, and cover them with the long, narrow blankets of row cover, a spun synthetic fiber that allows light and rainwater to reach the growing bed.
Fresh vegetables in the middle of winter? It’s possible, even in colder climes. | Adrian Higgins | January 20, 2021 | Washington PostLittle brother Landen is a freshman in high school with his own hoop dreams.
Dynamic sophomores Ashley Owusu and Diamond Miller are powering an explosive Maryland offense | Kareem Copeland | January 13, 2021 | Washington Post
hoop skirts of the Civil War era relaxed into flowing, streamlined gowns.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTShe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThen 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 | THE DAILY BEASTRoger 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThis hoop must have been left by us last year at Careening Bay.
The afternoon was drawing on; they all hurried out into the playground, having got hold of every hoop to be found.
Digby Heathcote | W.H.G. KingstonProcure a piece of flat iron similar to an iron hoop, bend it, as shown in the sketch, to make a piece 3 in.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousProcure a good barrel with a bottom and cut off each alternate stave at both ends close up to the first hoop.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousMappo was so surprised, as he felt himself fairly flying through the paper hoop, that he did not know exactly what was happening.
Mappo, the Merry Monkey | Richard Barnum
British Dictionary definitions for hoop (1 of 2)
/ (huːp) /
a 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
(tr) to surround with or as if with a hoop
Origin of hoop
1Derived forms of hoop
- hooped, adjective
- hooplike, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for hoop (2 of 2)
/ (huːp) /
a variant spelling of whoop
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Other Idioms and Phrases with hoop
see jump through hoops.
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