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Meaning of 'hoop' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hoop [ n.]
- A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc.
- A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop, as the cylinder (cheese hoop) in which the curd is pressed in making cheese.
- A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; crinoline; -- used chiefly in the plural.
- A quart pot; -- so called because originally bound with hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents measured by the distance between the hoops.
- An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from one to four pecks.
- A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough.
- The hoopoe. See Hoopoe.
2 . Hoop [ v. i.]
- To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit; to shout.
- To whoop, as in whooping cough. See Whoop.
3 . Hoop [ v. t.]
- To bind or fasten with hoops; as, to hoop a barrel or puncheon.
- To clasp; to encircle; to surround.
- To drive or follow with a shout.
- To call by a shout or peculiar cry.

Meaning of 'hoop' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hoop [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
Example in sentence:
  • there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse
2 . hoop [ v]
Meaning (2):
- bind or fasten with a hoop
Example in sentence:
  • hoop vats

Nearby Words:

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