hoop
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1.7
- noun
- /huːp/
- At the rear of the shack, Armando shoots hoops into a tattered net.
- a basketball hoop
- shoot hoops
- ball through the hoop
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- He then jogged up on an angle towards the hoop and then just popped it up.
- The other team, they are paying their players millions of dollars to stop somebody from putting a ball into the hoop.
- Listen, I sometimes Hail Mary passes do go in the hoop.
Examples
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We now got everything a dressing room needs except a basketball hoop.
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We notice the basketball hoops at either end of the courtyard.
Academic text (1992) -
I mean, you become one by putting a leather ball in an iron hoop.
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A toy basketball hoop falls off the back of the door.
Fiction book (1999) -
Jamal and Tommy play basketball with a hoop they set up in the living room.
Fiction book (1999) -
The men are playing a pick-up basketball game around the hoop nailed to the pavilion.
Fiction book (1992) -
He drives to the hoop and it's up, slam dunk!
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After the winning basket, they gathered under the hoop, still shuddering from Sky's humongous dunk.
Fiction book (2002) -
He drives to the hoop and scores with a slam dunk.
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Jamal and Tommy play basketball with a hoop they set up in the driveway.
Synonyms
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1.1
A metal hoop with a net that players try to throw the ball through
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2.4
A metal hoop holding the net that a basketball must go through to score
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1.4
A horizontal metal ring with a net that players try to throw a basketball through
Idioms
Compounds
6
1.4
A horizontal metal ring with a net that players try to throw a basketball through
- Archaic
1
9.9
A snake from old stories that holds its tail in its mouth and rolls like a hoop
- US
A spreading North American tree with heavy dark wood and leaves that turn gold in autumn
- Australian
A tall tree from Australia and New Guinea with light smooth wood used for furniture
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hoop comes from an old English word hōp meaning 'ring' or 'band'. That's why a basketball hoop is the round metal ring you try to throw the ball through.