hoop
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1.7
- noun
- /huːp/
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- At the rear of the shack, Armando shoots hoops into a tattered net.
- a basketball hoop
- shoot hoops
- ball through the hoop
He then jogged up on an angle towards the hoop and then just popped it up.
- 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
4
1.4
A horizontal metal ring with a net that players try to throw a basketball through
Idioms
Compounds
4
1.4
A horizontal metal ring with a net that players try to throw a basketball through
- 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
- Archaic
A snake from old stories that holds its tail in its mouth and rolls like a hoop
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.