noun
- a circular band or ring for holding together the staves of a barrel, cask, etc.
- anything like a hoop; specif.,
- a large, circular band rolled along the ground by children
- any of the rings of whalebone, steel, etc. forming the framework of a hoop skirt
- one of a pair of small bands that hold material taut for embroidery work
- ☆ the metal rim of the basket in basketball
- Croquet wicket
- ☆ Slang basketball
Origin:
ME < OE hop, akin to Du hoep, OFris hop, prob. < IE *keub- < base *keu-, to bend, curve > Lith kab, a hook
transitive verb
to bind or fasten as with a hoop or hoops; encircle