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BNC: 11838 COCA: 7962

hoop

hoop /ˈhuːp/ noun
plural hoops
hoop
/ˈhuːp/
noun
plural hoops
Learner's definition of HOOP
[count]
: a circular object : a large ring箍;环;圈
: a large metal ring used for holding together the sides of a barrel(用于箍桶的)大金属环
: a large ring used by performers or for play(用于表演或游戏的)大环 see also hula-hoop
basketball
: a metal ring that the ball must go through in order to score points篮圈;篮筐
informal : a successful shot投球入篮
US, informal : basketball
usually plural通常用复数
: an arch through which the ball must be hit in the game of croquet : wicket(槌球游戏中的)拱门,三柱门

jump through hoops

see 1jump
BNC: 11838 COCA: 7962

hoop

1 of 2

noun

often attributive
1
: a circular strip used especially for holding together the staves of containers or as a plaything
2
a
: a circular figure or object : ring
b
: the rim of a basketball goal
broadly : the entire goal
3
: a circle or series of circles of flexible material used to expand a woman's skirt
4
: basketball
usually used in plural
hooplike
ˈhüp-ˌlīk How to pronounce hoop (audio)
 also  ˈhu̇p
adjective

hoop

2 of 2

verb

hooped; hooping; hoops

transitive verb

: to bind or fasten with or as if with a hoop
hooper noun

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Noun made Christmas garlands from hoops of red and green construction paper
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
While Musk, back turned, worked out the complicated math to build a rescue device, each of the children was silently ushered off stage through a hula hoop. Amanda Shendruk, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2022 The act ended with one member donning a blindfold while getting launched off the teeter totter and through a flaming hoop. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 27 July 2022 Her matching mint-green calf-length dress flared out, thanks to a hula hoop hidden in the hem. Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022 Try to toss a hula hoop over the trunk of the 19-inch tall inflatable elephant, because why not? Katie Bourque, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2022 Looming behind the schoolroom is a skeletal wooden octagon with three telephone-pole crosspieces on each side attached to uprights nearly as high as the basketball hoop. Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2022 An old de Ville — gleaming, stately, solid — and a basketball hoop. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 11 July 2022 There’s a basketball hoop in the middle of the Ravens’ locker room these days. Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2022 Like most families in their Lisbon neighborhood, the Saulds had a basketball hoop in their driveway. Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2022
Verb
JaVale McGee’s parents could hoop, especially his mom. Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2022 Children start hoop dancing at very young ages, such as those who were under 5 and participated in the grand entry of the competition. Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2022 Garrett has been known to still hoop from time to time, and last June a highlight reel of one of his summer pickup games went viral with Garrett showing off his dunking abilities. Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 18 Feb. 2022 In the traditional game, celebrities from film, television and music – as well as NBA legends and WNBA players – hoop it up. cleveland, 17 Feb. 2022 All-girls leagues weren’t popular yet, but Quinn relished any chance to hoop. Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2021 Melvin Booker, in his day, had been the Big Eight player of the year at Missouri and was good enough to hoop professionally in the NBA and overseas. Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2021 Wayne Tinkle's children can hoop Tinkle's daughter Joslyn went to three Sweet 16s while playing basketball at Stanford and is currently playing professionally in Australia. Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2021 Find inspiration in the monthly patterns that appear in Country Living and download our free templates—or hoop it up with your own starter kit. Document your family history. Country Living Staff, Country Living, 11 June 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English hōp; akin to Middle Dutch hoep ring, hoop

First Known Use

Noun

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hoop was in the 12th century
BNC: 11838 COCA: 7962

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