hoops

Definition of Hoops in English :

Noun

1. basketball, basketball game, hoops

a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hoops

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noun

1.

a rigid circular band of metal or wood

2.

something resembling this

3.

a.

a band of iron that holds the staves of a barrel or cask together

b.

(as modifier)

hoop iron

4.

a child's toy shaped like a hoop and rolled on the ground or whirled around the body

5. croquet

any of the iron arches through which the ball is driven

6.

a.

a light curved frame to spread out a skirt

b.

(as modifier)

a hoop skirt

a hoop petticoat

7. basketball

the round metal frame to which the net is attached to form the basket

8.

a large ring through which performers or animals jump

9. jewellery

a.

an earring consisting of one or more circles of metal, plastic, etc

b.

the part of a finger ring through which the finger fits

10. Australian informal

a jockey

11. go through the hoop

verb

12. (transitive)

to surround with or as if with a hoop

noun, verb

a variant spelling of whoop

Hoops

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noun

1.

a circular band or ring for holding together the staves of a barrel, cask, etc.

2.

anything like a hoop

; specif.,

a.

a large, circular band rolled along the ground by children

b.

any of the rings of whalebone, steel, etc. forming the framework of a hoop skirt

c.

one of a pair of small bands that hold material taut for embroidery work

d. US

the metal rim of the basket in basketball

e. Croquet

wicket

3. US; [usually pl., with sing. v.]; Slang

basketball

verb transitive

4.

to bind or fasten as with a hoop or hoops; encircle

Hoops

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n.

1. A circular band of metal or wood put around a cask or barrel to bind the staves together.

2. A large wooden, plastic, or metal ring, especially one used as a plaything or for trained animals to jump through.

3. One of the lightweight circular supports for a hoop skirt.

4. A circular, ringlike earring.

5. One of a pair of circular frames, usually of wood or plastic, used to hold material taut for embroidery or similar needlework.

6. Basketball

a. The basket.

b. A field goal: hit a big hoop.

c. also hoops The game of basketball.

7. Sports A croquet wicket.

tr.v. hooped, hoop·ing, hoops

1. To hold together or support with a hoop.

2. To encircle.

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