hoop
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1.5
- noun
- /huːp/
- The children played with a large plastic hoop in the backyard, tossing it from one to another.
- embroidery hoop
- iron hoop
- wooden 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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1.0
A small round band of metal worn on a finger or for fastening and hanging things
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1.0
A thin loop of material that holds or moves parts together
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
How Big
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.