|
| hoop [ hoop, hp ] |
noun (plural hoops) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. ring holding barrel together: the metal or wooden ring used to hold the staves of a barrel in place
|
2. ring: a large light ring, often with paper stretched over it, through which trained animals or performers jump
|
3. earring: an earring formed from a continuous ring of metal
|
4. part of finger ring: the part of a ring that the finger fits through
|
5. ring holding net in basketball: in basketball, the metal ring from which an open-bottomed net is suspended, through which the ball is thrown in order to score points
|
6. handicraft band for embroidery fabric: either of a pair of wooden or metal bands used to keep fabric taut when it is being embroidered
|
7. croquet hoop: in croquet, a metal arch through which the ball is driven
|
8. dress support for skirt: a lightweight cane, wire, or whalebone ring, or a structure made of several such rings, used, especially formerly, to stiffen a woman's skirt or petticoat
|
9. dress wide stiff skirt: a petticoat or skirt stiffened by rings
|
10. basketball game: the game of basketball
(
slang
)
|
transitive verb (past and past participle hooped, present participle hoop·ing, 3rd person present singular hoops) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
put hoop around something: to surround something with a hoop or band
|
| [ Old English hōp< W Germanic] |
|
jump or go through hoops (for somebody) to go to extreme lengths to gain favor with somebody or to carry out somebody's wishes (informal)
|
