often attributive
1
: a circular strip used especially for holding together the staves of containers or as a plaything
2
a
: a circular figure or object : ring
b
: the rim of a basketball goal
broadly
: the entire goal
3
: a circle or series of circles of flexible material used to expand a woman's skirt
4
: basketball
—usually used in plural
hooped; hooping; hoops
: to bind or fasten with or as if with a hoop
hooper
noun
Examples of hoop in a Sentence
Noun
made Christmas garlands from hoops of red and green construction paper
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Of the four major sports hall of fames in North America — hockey, baseball, football, basketball — none is as secretive as the hoops hall in Springfield, Mass.
Unlike those who vote for the baseball, hockey and football hall of fames, the voters in basketball are anonymous.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
Freya Drohan, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
Keep in mind: many players hoop overseas just to supplement their income after the WNBA season.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Dunne wore a red bikini top and dainty hoop earrings and smiled brightly with her eyes closed next to her man.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Of the four major sports hall of fames in North America — hockey, baseball, football, basketball — none is as secretive as the hoops hall in Springfield, Mass.
Unlike those who vote for the baseball, hockey and football hall of fames, the voters in basketball are anonymous.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
To a mélange of Peggy Lee and Shirley Bassey tunes, Karina Precious shook her tailfeathers, quite literally, and dropped into a jazz split as nightlife legend Dianne Brill and DJ duo The Muses hooped and hollered in their booth.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
Keep in mind: many players hoop overseas just to supplement their income after the WNBA season.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Hoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoop. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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