Main Entry: ¹hoop

Pronunciation: \ˈhüp also ˈhu̇p\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hōp; akin to Middle Dutch hoep ring, hoop

Date: 12th century

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

— hoop·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective