What does hoop mean?
Definitions for hoop
hup, hʊphoop
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word hoop.
Princeton's WordNet
hoopnoun
a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
hoop, ringnoun
a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
"there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"
wicket, hoopnoun
a small arch used as croquet equipment
basket, basketball hoop, hoopverb
horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
hoopverb
bind or fasten with a hoop
"hoop vats"
Wiktionary
hoopnoun
A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
hoopnoun
The game of basketball.
hoopnoun
A hoop earring.
hoopnoun
A jockey; from a common pattern on the blouse.
hoopverb
To fasten using a hoop.
Hoopnoun
someone connected with Queens Park Rangers Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Etymology: From hoop, hoope, from hop, from hōpan (compare Dutch hoep), from kāb- (compare Lithuanian kabė, Old Church Slavic). More at camp.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
HOOPnoun
Etymology: hoep, Dutch.
Thou shalt prove a shelter to thy friends,
A hoop of gold to bind thy brothers in,
That the united vessel of their blood
Shall never leak. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. ii.If I knew
What hoop would hold us staunch, from edge to edge
O’ th’ world I would pursue it. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopat.A quarrel, ho, already! what’s the matter?
—— About a hoop of gold, a paltry ring. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Ven.To view so lewd a town, and to refrain,
What hoops of iron could my spleen contain! John Dryden, Juven.And learned Athens to our art must stoop,
Could she behold us tumbling through a hoop. Alexander Pope.A petticoat without a hoop. Jonathan Swift.
At coming in you saw her stoop;
The entry brush’d against her hoop. Jonathan Swift.All that hoops are good for is to clean dirty shoes, and to keep fellows at distance. Samuel Richardson.
I have seen at Rome an antique statue of time, with a wheel or hoop of marble in his hand. Joseph Addison, on Italy.
To Hoopverb
Etymology: from the noun.
The three hoop’d pot shall have ten hoops, and I will make it felony to drink small beer. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. ii.
The cask for his majesty’s shipping were hooped as a winecask, or hooped with iron. Walter Raleigh, Essays.
If ever henceforth thou
Shalt hoop his body more with thy embraces,
I will devise a death. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.I hoop the firmament, and make
This my embrace the zodiack. John Cleveland.That shelly guard, which hoops in the eye, and hides the greater part of it, might occasion his mistake. Nehemiah Grew, Mus.
To Hoopverb
Dastard nobles
Suffer’d me, by th’ voice of slaves, to be
Hoop’d out of Rome. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.To Hoopverb
To shout; to make an outcry by way of call or pursuit.
Etymology: from wopgan or wopyan, Gothick; or houpper, French, derived from the Gothick.
ChatGPT
hoop
A hoop is a circular band, typically made of metal, plastic, or wood, that has a variety of uses. It can be an object for play, exercise or performance, such as a hula hoop or a hoop used in circus acts. In sports like basketball, a hoop refers to the circular band into which the ball is thrown to score points. Additionally, a hoop can be an accessory or piece of jewelry, like a hoop earring. Hoops can also be used in garment construction, such as in hoop skirts.
Webster Dictionary
Hoopnoun
a pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc
Hoopnoun
a ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop, as the cylinder (cheese hoop) in which the curd is pressed in making cheese
Hoopnoun
a circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; crinoline; -- used chiefly in the plural
Hoopnoun
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
Hoopnoun
an old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from one to four pecks
Hoopverb
to bind or fasten with hoops; as, to hoop a barrel or puncheon
Hoopverb
to clasp; to encircle; to surround
Hoopverb
to utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit; to shout
Hoopverb
to whoop, as in whooping cough. See Whoop
Hoopverb
to drive or follow with a shout
Hoopverb
to call by a shout or peculiar cry
Hoopnoun
a shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough
Hoopnoun
the hoopoe. See Hoopoe
Etymology: [Written also whoop.]
Wikidata
Hoop
A hoop is an apparatus in rhythmic gymnastics and may be made of plastic or wood, provided that it retains its shape during the routine. The interior diameter is from 51 to 90 cm, and the hoop must weigh a minimum of 300g. The hoop may be of a natural colour or be partially of fully covered by one or several colours, and it may be covered with adhesive tape either of the same or different colour as the hoop. Fundamental requirements of a hoop routine include rotation around the hand or body and rolling, as well as swings, circles, throws, and passes through and over the hoop. Many of the techniques of rhythmic gymnastics have been adopted by the modern hooping community.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hoop
hōōp, n. a pliant strip of wood or metal formed into a ring or band, for holding together the staves of casks, &c.: something resembling such: a large ring of wood or metal for a child to trundle: a ring: (pl.) elastic materials used to expand the skirt of a lady's dress.—v.t. to bind with hoops: to encircle.—ns. Hoop′-ash, a kind of ash much used for making hoops (same as Nettle-tree); Hooped′-pot, a drinking-pot with hoops to mark the amount each man should drink; Hoop′er, one who hoops casks: a cooper. [A.S. hóp; Dut. hoep.]
Hoop
hōōp, v.i. to call out.—n. Hoop′er, the wild swan. [Whoop.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
hoop
The principal hoops of different kinds used for nautical purposes, are noticed under their several names, as mast-hoops, clasp-hoops, &c. In wind-bound ships in former times the left hands of several boys were tied to a hoop, and their right armed with a nettle, they being naked down to the waist. On the boatswain giving one a cut with his cat, the boy struck the one before him, and each one did the same, beginning gently, but, becoming irritated, they at last laid on in earnest. Also, a nautical punishment for quarrelsome fighters was, that two offenders, similarly fastened, thrashed each other until one gave in. The craven was usually additionally punished by the commander.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
HOOP
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hoop is ranked #28829 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Hoop surname appeared 825 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hoop.
93.7% or 773 total occurrences were White.
2.9% or 24 total occurrences were Black.
1.3% or 11 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.3% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.7% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
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Anagrams for hoop »
phoo
Pooh
pooh
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hoop in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hoop in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of hoop in a Sentence
It's contagious, the ball has energy. Pushing the pace and seeing the ball go through the hoop, the hoop just grows and gets bigger. From there, I feel like the pressure kind of falls off your shoulders, the weight kind of falls and you just let it go and let it shoot.
It was the Eagles, they had you shoot at a mini hoop. I only made like two out of five. So, probably not high up on their board right now.
It feels great to get shots up and see the ball fall through the hoop.
Angela Presnell -LRB- @lilhoopgirl -RRB-:
It's like the hoop is just floating in one circle while your hands are doing all the work.
Franz can play, man, he can hoop. I saw it here first hand tonight.
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- абручBelarusian
- cèrcolCatalan, Valencian
- obručCzech
- ReifGerman
- στεφάνηGreek
- aroSpanish
- vannehtia, koripallo, vanne, krinoliini, korisFinnish
- cerceau, cercleFrench
- cearcallScottish Gaelic
- フープJapanese
- ReefLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- whiti, mōwhiti, pīroriMāori
- кош, обрачMacedonian
- reep, tonnenband, hoepelDutch
- kurv, tønnebåndNorwegian
- bąąsNavajo, Navaho
- obręczPolish
- aroPortuguese
- coș, fereca, cercRomanian
- обручRussian
- obruč, обручSerbo-Croatian
- korg, ring, tunnbandSwedish
- обручUkrainian
- tübatanVolapük
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