hoop
/huːp/
Dictionary
noun
- A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
- A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop.
"the cheese hoop, or cylinder in which the curd is pressed in making cheese"
- A circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.
- A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; (hence, by extension) a hoop petticoat or hoop skirt.
- A quart pot; so called because originally bound with hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents measured by the distance between the hoops.
- An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from one to four pecks.
- The rim part of a basketball net.
- (in plural, metonym) The game of basketball.
- A hoop earring.
- (metonym) A jockey; from a common pattern on the blouse.
- (usually in the plural) A horizontal stripe on the jersey
- (usually in the plural) A requirement that must be met in order to proceed.
verb
- To bind or fasten using a hoop.
"to hoop a barrel or puncheon"
- To clasp; to encircle; to surround.
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