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1. A light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
    
2. A rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
   "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"
   - ring
    
3. A small arch used as croquet equipment
   - wicket
    
4. Horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
   - basket, basketball hoop

1. Bind or fasten with a hoop
   "hoop vats"

Sounds like: whoop

Derived forms: hoops, hooped, hooping

Type of: band, basketball equipment, croquet equipment, encircle, frame, gird, goal, skeletal frame, skeleton, underframe

Part of: barrel, cask, crinoline, hoopskirt, wagon wheel

Encyclopedia: Hoop