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hoop

DEFINITIONS OF: hoop

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n a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling

“there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse”
Synonyms:
ring
Types:
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carabiner, karabiner, snap ring
an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes
collar
a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part
curtain ring
a circular ring for holding up a curtain
key ring
a circular ring of metal for holding keys
napkin ring
a circular band used to hold a particular person's napkin
nose ring
a ring worn on the nose as an ornament or on the nose of an animal to control it
rim
the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
rim
(basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended
tire, tyre
hoop that covers a wheel
towel ring
a circular hoop for holding a towel
auto tire, automobile tire, car tire, rubber tire
a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel
felloe, felly
rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted
pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre
a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc
wagon tire
a metal hoop forming the tread of a wheel
Type of:
band
a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)

n horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball

Synonyms:
basket, basketball hoop
Type of:
basketball equipment
sports equipment used in playing basketball
goal
game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points

n a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt

Types:
farthingale
a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
pannier
set of small hoops used to add fullness over the hips
Type of:
frame, skeletal frame, skeleton, underframe
the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape

n a small arch used as croquet equipment

Synonyms:
wicket
Type of:
croquet equipment
sports equipment used in playing croquet

v bind or fasten with a hoop

hoop vats”
Type of:
encircle, gird
bind with something round or circular
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