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
Recent Examples on the Web
Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
Finally, the pop star added a hint of sparkle to her sporty-casual date look with chunky hoop earrings and a matching necklace, and wore her hair down in loose waves.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
Frisbees, hover boards, hula hoops and Chapstick are among the items that are prohibited at Petco Park.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
The flowy, open-back dress was supported by a thick gold hoop collar, which allowed the tomato-red fabric to create a lovely draping effect.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
First, though, there is men’s hoops business to discuss, specifically Eric Musselman’s hiring by USC, which was confirmed this afternoon.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 4 Apr. 2024
Inside the dim, rambling building—past rows piled with Persian rugs, hoop skirt frames and rolls of French velour—Yergason found his fellow clerks.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Following a disappointing college basketball career that derailed his hoop dreams, Heath’s life almost turned into a nightmare.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
For accessories, Jenner opted for a pair of shades, pointy-toe black heels and gold hoop earrings.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2024
Chalamet sported a black hoodie with a matching baseball cap, while Jenner rocked hooped earrings and a stylish updo hairstyle with a black, strapless top.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023
The advent of one-and-done college players means that many arrive ill-equipped to hoop with adults.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 21 June 2023
For example, a weighted hula hoop workout could include six rounds of hula hooping.
—Erin Warwood, womenshealthmag.com, 8 Apr. 2023
Janie Taylor did the costumes; the men’s leotards are gray on top and charcoal on the bottom, with a thin red waistband, whereas the women’s are hooped black and white on top and white on the bottom, with the same red waistband.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
These guys can hoop, too.
—Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021
Nevertheless, panniers, or hooped petticoats undergirding the hips, and their 16th- and 17th-century relatives, farthingales, stepped out of the history books and onto the spring runways.
—Véronique Hyland, ELLE, 21 Mar. 2023
Anybody can hoop in this tournament.
—Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 15 Mar. 2023
Noun
The 6-foot-6, 220-pound Braun, who started for KU’s 2022 NCAA title team, drove to the hoop and flushed a two-handed jam, giving Denver a 101-92 lead over Minnesota with 4:03 left in a 116-107 win.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
Finally, the pop star added a hint of sparkle to her sporty-casual date look with chunky hoop earrings and a matching necklace, and wore her hair down in loose waves.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
Frisbees, hover boards, hula hoops and Chapstick are among the items that are prohibited at Petco Park.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
The flowy, open-back dress was supported by a thick gold hoop collar, which allowed the tomato-red fabric to create a lovely draping effect.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
First, though, there is men’s hoops business to discuss, specifically Eric Musselman’s hiring by USC, which was confirmed this afternoon.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 4 Apr. 2024
Inside the dim, rambling building—past rows piled with Persian rugs, hoop skirt frames and rolls of French velour—Yergason found his fellow clerks.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Following a disappointing college basketball career that derailed his hoop dreams, Heath’s life almost turned into a nightmare.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
For accessories, Jenner opted for a pair of shades, pointy-toe black heels and gold hoop earrings.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
Verb
So far, Portis' strong-suits aren't making coffee, spotting no difference between two identical photos of Fiserv Forum, catching a phishing scam or shooting paper balls into a garbage can hoop.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2024
Chalamet sported a black hoodie with a matching baseball cap, while Jenner rocked hooped earrings and a stylish updo hairstyle with a black, strapless top.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023
The advent of one-and-done college players means that many arrive ill-equipped to hoop with adults.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 21 June 2023
For example, a weighted hula hoop workout could include six rounds of hula hooping.
—Erin Warwood, womenshealthmag.com, 8 Apr. 2023
Janie Taylor did the costumes; the men’s leotards are gray on top and charcoal on the bottom, with a thin red waistband, whereas the women’s are hooped black and white on top and white on the bottom, with the same red waistband.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
These guys can hoop, too.
—Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021
Nevertheless, panniers, or hooped petticoats undergirding the hips, and their 16th- and 17th-century relatives, farthingales, stepped out of the history books and onto the spring runways.
—Véronique Hyland, ELLE, 21 Mar. 2023
Anybody can hoop in this tournament.
—Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 15 Mar. 2023
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“Hoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoop. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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