hoop
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- noun
- /huːp/
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- The children played with a large plastic hoop in the backyard, tossing it from one to another.
- embroidery hoop
- iron hoop
- wooden hoop
This is a mug with a hoop.
- This is a mug with a hoop.
Examples
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Canvas stretched over metal hoops covered its wooden bed, and iron bound its wheels and sides.
Fiction book (1993) -
Kenny pulled in behind a garage with a hoop above the door.
Fiction book (1996) -
From it, she removed a white hoop about the size of a dinner plate.
Fiction book (1997) -
As music starts, each holds their portion of the hoop and moves around the area, staying inside the hoop.
Academic text (1997) -
Do you have any hoops?
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I let April borrow my big hoops tonight.
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I'll wear rompers and come in rolling a hoop, if you like.
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You could make out the pole for the basketball hoop, still there west of the rectory.
Fiction book (1995) -
MUSICAL HOOPS: Students stand in hoops that are scattered on the ground.
Academic text (1997) -
In August, MinAqua raised a 500 square-foot hoop building, enclosing four wooden composting bins.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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A small round band of metal worn on a finger or for fastening and hanging things
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A thin loop of material that holds or moves parts together
Idioms
Compounds
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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
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Hoop comes from an old English word hōp meaning 'ring' or 'band', and a household hoop is a circular band that holds things together, like the iron bands on a barrel.