noun
hoop
hoop
noun
1
A circular band of metal, wood, plastic, or similar material.
"The barrel was held together with iron hoops."
"She spun the hula hoop around her waist."
2
Basketball: the rim of the basket, or informally the sport itself.
"He sank the ball right through the hoop."
verb
1
To bind or encircle with a hoop.
"The cooper hooped the wooden barrel by hand."
How to Use Hoop
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA circular band or ring — or, in basketball slang, the basket itself.
Common pairings
hula hoop
through the hoop
jump through hoops
Word Forms
hooped past tense, hooped past tense, hoops plural, hoops plural, Hoops plural, hoops singular, hoops singular
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Etymology
From Old English hōp, meaning a curved or circular object, related to an old Germanic root for "bend."