hoop
nounEtymology
From Middle English hoop, hoope, from Old English hōp (“mound, raised land; in combination, circular object”), from Proto-Germanic *hōpą (“bend, bow, arch”) (compare Saterland Frisian Houp (“hoop”), Dutch hoep (“hoop”), Old Norse hóp (“bay, inlet”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kāb- (“to bend”) (compare Lithuanian kabė (“hook”), Old Church Slavonic кѫпъ (kǫpŭ, “hill, island”)). More at camp.
- inherited from hoop
Definitions
A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
Any circular band or ring.
- the cheese hoop, or cylinder in which the curd is pressed in making cheese
- gymnastic hoop
- a hoop between trees
A circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework…
A circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.
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A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material,…
A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; (hence, by extension) a hoop petticoat or hoop skirt.
- He took the removed chair and drew it so near mine, squatting in it with his ugly weight, that he pressed upon my hoop.
A quart-pot
A quart-pot; so called because originally bound with hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents measured by the distance between the hoops.
An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from one to four pecks.
The rim part of a basketball net.
The game of basketball.
A hoop earring.
A horizontal stripe on the jersey.
- Porto are playing from right to left in blue and white stripes, blue shorts and blue socks. Celtic are in their usual green and white hoops, with white shorts and white socks.
- Tipperary v Clare: IF ANYTHING can relight the fire of the old Clare hurling passion it’s the sight of the blue jersey with the gold hoop.
A jockey.
- The stewards ordered Des Coleman, the senior hoop (jockey) present, to ride and he got the horse home in a photo-finish.
An obstacle that must be overcome in order to proceed.
- But if they want to export that, then they do have to go through several hoops that you will impose upon them.
- Windows forces you to jump through several hoops before allowing you to delete a partition — and for good reason.
Hooping (manipulation of and artistic movement or dancing with a hoop).
A significant amount of swing from the bowler.
An apparatus.
To bind or fasten using a hoop.
- to hoop a barrel or puncheon
To clasp
To clasp; to encircle; to surround.
- [B]ehold the wretched price of Wales, / Hoopt with a bond of yron round about, […]
To play basketball.
- Instead of hooping, they now played tennis, golf, or both.
- Wassup bro when you tryna hoop you wasting yo height
A shout
A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough.
The hoopoe.
To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit
To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit; to shout.
To whoop, as in whooping cough.
someone connected with Queens Park Rangers Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
The neighborhood
Derived
barrel hoop, basketball hoop, cock-a-hoop, embroidery hoop, gathering hoop, go through hoops, hoop cheese, hoop hoe, hoop house, hoop jumper, hoopless, hooplike, hoop pine, hoop snake, hoopster, hoopstick, hoopy, hula-hoop, hula hoop, inhoop, jump through hoops, leap through hoops, nanohoop, roll hoop, unhoop, rehoop, hooping cough, hooper
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at hoop. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at hoop. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at hoop
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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