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hoop
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- pronunciation:
- hup
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a large ring of wood, plastic, or metal, such as that used as a child's toy or for an animal to jump through.
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| definition 2: |
a circular band of metal used to hold together the strips that form the sides of a barrel, cask, or tub.
- similar words:
- ring
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| definition 3: |
a circular or rounded figure, frame, or object.
For earrings that evening, she decided on her gold hoops.The croquet ball shot right through the hoop.
- similar words:
- ring
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| definition 4: |
a circular support for a woman's old-fashioned full skirt.
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| definition 5: |
(informal) in basketball, the basket.
- similar words:
- rim
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| related words: |
band, bustle, circle |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
hoops, hooping, hooped |
| definition 1: |
to hold together, fasten, or support with or as if with a hoop.
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| definition 2: |
to surround with or as if with a hoop; encircle.
- similar words:
- encircle, ring
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| related words: |
band, loop |
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| derivation: |
hooplike (adj.) |
The words hoop and whoop sound alike but have different meanings.
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