Hoop Meaning

/huːp/
C1

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nounA circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.

nounAny circular band or ring.

The lion jumped through a burning hoop.
Tom bought a hula hoop.
Sami had a basketball hoop in front of his house.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The basketball player threw the ball through the round metal ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The young boy practiced throwing the basketball through the ____ for many hours every day.

From Middle English hoop, hoope, from Old English hōp (“mound, raised land; in combination, circular object”), from Proto-Germanic *hōpą (“bend, bow, arch”) (compare Saterland Frisian Houp (“hoop”), Dutch hoep (“hoop”), Old Norse hóp (“bay, inlet”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kāb- (“to bend”) (compare Lithuanian kabė (“hook”), Old Church Slavonic кѫпъ (kǫpŭ, “hill, island”)). More at camp.

"He took the removed chair and drew it so near mine, squatting in it with his ugly weight, that he pressed upon my hoop." — 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XVI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC:
"The door of the room now flew open, and, after pushing in her hoop sideways before her, entered Lady Bellaston, who having first made a very low courtesy to Mrs Fitzpatrick, and as low a one to Mr Jones, was ushered to the upper end of the room." — 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:
"Articles ranging from Chris Johnson's "For Europeans, hoops is the second-most beautiful game" for The Globe and Mail to Adam Minter's "China Is Hoops Country" for Bloomberg Opinion have detailed the rise in basketball in a wide range of countries, including the most populous ones in the world." — 2018 July 30, Bruce Y. Lee, “How This Sport Is Changing Kids' Health Around The World”, in Forbes:
"Tipperary v Clare: IF ANYTHING can relight the fire of the old Clare hurling passion it’s the sight of the blue jersey with the gold hoop." — 2009 June 20, Ian O'Riordan, “Tipperary look in better shape”, in The Irish Times:
"The stewards ordered Des Coleman, the senior hoop (jockey) present, to ride and he got the horse home in a photo-finish." — 2011, James Morton, Susanna Lobez, Kings of Stings: The Greatest Swindles from Down Under:

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The basketball player threw the ball through the round metal ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The young boy practiced throwing the basketball through the ____ for many hours every day.

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