noun Download 🔗Share A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. Examples : "The carpenter carefully placed the hoop around the barrel to secure the lid. " material item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop. Examples : "the cheese hoop, or cylinder in which the curd is pressed in making cheese" item thing sport entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent. Examples : "The tent's framework relied on strong wooden hoops to support the roof. " material part structure building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; (hence, by extension) a hoop petticoat or hoop skirt. Examples : "The 19th-century fashion magazine featured drawings of women wearing hoop skirts. " material wear style appearance culture history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The baker used a large hoop to measure the flour for the bread recipe. " utensil drink amount food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from one to four pecks. Examples : "The recipe called for two hoops of dried beans. " amount unit Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The rim part of a basketball net. Examples : "The basketball player shot the ball, aiming for the hoop. " sport part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in plural, metonym) The game of basketball. Examples : "My brother loves to watch the hoop games during recess. " sport game entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A hoop earring. Examples : "Maria wore a small gold hoop in each ear. " appearance wear style item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (metonym) A jockey; from a common pattern on the blouse. Examples : "The hoop in the school play was a talented dancer. " sport person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (usually in the plural) A horizontal stripe on the jersey Examples : "The new soccer jerseys have blue and white hoops around the chest. " sport wear Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (usually in the plural) A requirement that must be met in order to proceed. Examples : "To graduate, students must meet several hoops, including passing all their exams and completing their coursework. " condition business job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To bind or fasten using a hoop. Examples : "to hoop a barrel or puncheon" action item utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To clasp; to encircle; to surround. Examples : "The teacher hooped her arms around the student to comfort him. " action structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough. Examples : "The child let out a hoop of excitement when he saw his favorite toy. " sound disease language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The hoopoe. Examples : "We spotted a colorful hoopoe in the garden with its distinctive crest. " bird Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit; to shout. Examples : "The children hooped with joy when they saw the ice cream truck. " sound language communication exclamation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To whoop, as in whooping cough. Examples : "The child with whooping cough would hoop uncontrollably after each fit of coughing, struggling to catch her breath. " medicine disease Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading