hoop en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /huːp/
- /hʊp/ (US, regional)
- (Australia) audio
- ho͞op
- ho͝op
Etymology
From Middle English hoop, hoope, from Old English hōp (“mound, raised land; in combination, circular object”), from Proto-Germanic *hōpą (“bend, bow, arch”) (compare Saterland Frisian Houp (“hoop”), Dutch hoep (“hoop”), Old Norse hóp (“bay, inlet”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kāb- (“to bend”) (compare Lithuanian kabė (“hook”), Old Church Slavonic кѫпъ (kǫpŭ, “hill, island”)). More at camp.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
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(countable, uncountable) Any circular band or ring.
the cheese hoop, or cylinder in which the curd is pressed in making cheese
gymnastic hoop
a hoop between trees
- (countable, uncountable) A circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.
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(countable, historical, uncountable) A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; (hence, by extension) a hoop petticoat or hoop skirt.
The door of the room now flew open, and, after pushing in her hoop sideways before her, entered Lady Bellaston, who having first made a very low courtesy to Mrs Fitzpatrick, and as low a one to Mr Jones, was ushered to the upper end of the room.
1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:He took the removed chair and drew it so near mine, squatting in it with his ugly weight, that he pressed upon my hoop.
1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XVI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable) An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from one to four pecks.
- (countable, uncountable) The rim part of a basketball net.
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(US, countable, in-plural, metonymically, uncountable) The game of basketball.
Articles ranging from Chris Johnson's "For Europeans, hoops is the second-most beautiful game" for The Globe and Mail to Adam Minter's "China Is Hoops Country" for Bloomberg Opinion have detailed the rise in basketball in a wide range of countries, including the most populous ones in the world.
2018 July 30, Bruce Y. Lee, “How This Sport Is Changing Kids' Health Around The World”, in Forbes:
- (countable, uncountable) A hoop earring.
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(countable, plural-normally, uncountable) A horizontal stripe on the jersey.
Porto are playing from right to left in blue and white stripes, blue shorts and blue socks. Celtic are in their usual green and white hoops, with white shorts and white socks.
2003 May 21, Barry Glendenning "Minute-by-minute: Celtic 2 - 3 FC Porto (AET)" The Guardian (London)Tipperary v Clare: IF ANYTHING can relight the fire of the old Clare hurling passion it’s the sight of the blue jersey with the gold hoop.
2009 June 20, Ian O'Riordan, “Tipperary look in better shape”, in The Irish Times:
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(Australia, broadly, countable, metonymically, slang, uncountable) A jockey.
The stewards ordered Des Coleman, the senior hoop (jockey) present, to ride and he got the horse home in a photo-finish.
2011, James Morton, Susanna Lobez, Kings of Stings: The Greatest Swindles from Down Under:
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(countable, figuratively, plural-normally, uncountable) An obstacle that must be overcome in order to proceed.
Although restrictions like prior authorization and step therapy may be of benefit in protecting people's health or even saving them money, most Medicare beneficiaries regard them as a hassle — just more hoops to go through to get the drugs they need.
2008, Patricia Barry, Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage For Dummies, →ISBN, page 49:But if they want to export that, then they do have to go through several hoops that you will impose upon them.
1997, Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act:So it looks certain that I will be returning to Australia, when at the last, I am offered a job by a London school that is willing to jump through the hoops involved to sponsor me for a visa.
2011, Jason Toll, Moscow Bound, →ISBN:Windows forces you to jump through several hoops before allowing you to delete a partition — and for good reason.
2000, Ed Bott, Special Edition Using Microsoft Windows, →ISBN, page 252:
- (uncountable) Hooping (manipulation of and artistic movement or dancing with a hoop).
- (slang, uncountable) A significant amount of swing from the bowler.
- (countable, qualifier:rhythmic gymnastics) An apparatus.
- (countable, metonymically, qualifier:rhythmic gymnastics, uncountable) An apparatus. ▸ An apparatus program with a hoop.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hoops | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
roll hoop · basketball hoop · hoop house · hoopy · hoopstick · put through hoops · hoop pine · hoop hoe · hoop snake · hoop cheese · go through hoops · hooplike · unhoop · hoopster · embroidery hoop · barrel hoop · hula hoop · put through the hoops · inhoop · hula-hoop · hoopless · hoop jumper · leap through hoops · cock-a-hoop · nanohoop · gathering hoop · jump through hoops · hoop scoot tag
Translations (110)
mk обрач (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · gl aro (basketball: rim part of a basketball net) · uz chambar (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · bg о́бръч (rhythmic gymnastics: apparatus) · sl obroč (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · de Reifrock (circle used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses) · bg о́бръч (circle used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses) · pt aro (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · az çənbər (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · az halqa (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · mi pīrori (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop) · mk обрач (''(in the plural)'' the game of basketball) · cmn 圈 (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · ca cèrcol (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · cmn 箍 (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · sk obruč (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · mi pīrori (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · eu uztai (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · lb Reef (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · es aro (basketball: rim part of a basketball net) · es aro (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · ky алкак (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · ky чамбар (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · mi tarawhiti (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop) · hu gyűrű (basketball: rim part of a basketball net) · he חִשּׁוּק (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · es cello (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · tg чанбар (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · ro coș (''(in the plural)'' the game of basketball) · nb kurv (''(in the plural)'' the game of basketball) · tl argolya (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop) · nl tonnenband (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · cs obruč (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · hu gyűrű (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop) · gl arco (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · hu krinolin (circle used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses) · fa-ira حَلْقِه (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · nv bąąs (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · es fleje (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · sv korg (''(in the plural)'' the game of basketball) · uk о́бруч (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · ota چنبر (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop) · fr cercle (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · tg чанбарак (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · ja 箍 (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · pl obręcz (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · nl hoepel (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · vo tübatan (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · ota حلقه (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop) · nb tønnebånd (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · kk шеңбер (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · da tøndebånd (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · tg ҳалқа (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · sv tunnband (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · fi vanne (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · tg гардиш (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · es cincho (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · ro cerc (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · es zuncho (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · ga fleasc (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · tr kasnak (circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent) · sv ring (''(in the plural)'' the game of basketball) · fi koris (''(in the plural)'' the game of basketball) · it cerchio (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · fi koripallo (''(in the plural)'' the game of basketball) · mi pararaha (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · fi krinoliini (circle used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses) · eo ringego (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · mi mōhiti (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop) · gl aro (circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent) · tr kasnak (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop) · mi mōwhiti (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop) · nl reep (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · mi torowhiti (circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent) · el στεφάνη (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · mk кош (''(in the plural)'' the game of basketball) · hi घेरा (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · fi vanne (circle used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses) · hu karika (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop) · uz gardish (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · mi whiti (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · hu abroncs (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · ko 테 (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · mi tarawhiti (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · ga fonsa (basketball: rim part of a basketball net) · fa-ira چَنْبَر (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · mi mōwhiti (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · ar طَارَة (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · gd cearcall (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · de Reif (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · fr cerceau (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · ja フープ (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · bg о́бръч (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · gl aro (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · ru о́бруч (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · ug چەمبەر (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · ga fonsa (circle used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses) · tr çember (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · gl aro (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop) · ga fonsa (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · ko 후프 (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · ota چنبر (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · be абру́ч (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · hu abroncs (circle used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses) · ga fonsa (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop) · tl argolya (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · sh обруч (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · sv ring (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) · fi vanne (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop) · sh obruč (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)