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hoop
noun
-
hoop
,
hooping
,
hoops
,
hooped
a
large
rigid
circle
,
typically
made
of
metal
,
plastic
,
or
wood
,
used
in
games
,
for
binding
barrels
,
or
as
jewellery
.
•
The
girl
twirled
the
colourful
hoop
around
her
waist
in
the
park
.
The
girl
twirled
the
colourful
hoop
around
her
waist
in
the
park
.
•
She
wore
large
gold
hoop
earrings
that
dangled
from
her
ears
.
She
wore
large
gold
hoop
earrings
that
dangled
from
her
ears
.
From
Middle
English
hoop
,
from
Old
English
hōp
(“
summit
,
point
;
curved
object
”),
from
Proto-West
Germanic
*hōp
.
noun
-
hoop
,
hooping
,
hoops
,
hooped
the
circular
metal
ring
with
an
attached
net
through
which
a
player
must
throw
the
ball
to
score
points
in
basketball
.
•
He
slammed
the
ball
through
the
hoop
for
a
spectacular
dunk
.
He
slammed
the
ball
through
the
hoop
for
a
spectacular
dunk
.
•
The
children
practiced
shooting
baskets
at
the
backyard
hoop
.
The
children
practiced
shooting
baskets
at
the
backyard
hoop
.
verb
-
hoop
,
hooping
,
hoops
,
hooped
to
play
the
game
of
basketball
(
informal
,
chiefly
US
).
•
You
wanna
hoop
after
practice
?
You
wanna
hoop
after
practice
?
•
I
hoop
every
weekend
with
my
brothers
.
I
hoop
every
weekend
with
my
brothers
.
