hoop
- noun
- /huːp/
- The night before the appointed day, still picturing the great lawn and the croquet hoops, she spread her white cherry-sprigged dress on the bed alongside a creamy sweater.
- croquet hoops
Examples
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The sight of a croquet hoop... would produce in John a most extraordinary reaction.
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After setting up the hoop, they began their game of croquet on the sunny lawn.
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"So you missed the hoop again. "
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Red may now, having passed under the hoop, endeavor to roquet black.
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In croquet, players must aim to hit the ball through the hoop to complete the course.
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The player skillfully sent the croquet ball rolling towards the hoop for a perfect shot.
Synonyms
1
8.4
A small wire arch that the ball must pass through in croquet
Idioms
Compounds
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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', so a croquet hoop is a small metal ring stuck in the ground that the ball must pass through.