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Meanings of hoop in English

Portuguese
aro
Catalan
cèrcol
Spanish
canasta
Wikidata

Horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball.

aro
Russian
обруч
Portuguese
arco
Wikidata

Apparatus in rhythmic gymnastics made of plastic or wood.

обруч
Synonyms
Examples for "basket"
Examples for "basket"
1
Horne's basket 46 seconds later gave Virginia Tech the lead for good.
Reuters
2
The Dish was on the dresser and the Spoon in the basket.
More Tales in the Land of Nursery Rhyme
3
Turn back the clock 10 years and Sainsbury's was a basket case.
The Guardian
4
We forgot all about the basket in our interest in the ship.
With Lee in Virginia: A Story of the American Civil War
5
I wonder whether privatisation is the only cure for such basket cases.
The Guardian
1
At the bottom sat a sports car and a rusting basketball hoop.
The economist
2
Squarely framed through the basketball hoop, we see James' smiling grimace.
Wired
3
Eoghan Murphy has a miniature basketball hoop within shooting distance of his desk.
The Irish Times
4
The house is surrounded by farm buildings and equipment, and has a basketball hoop.
Reuters
5
New mountainbike and hiking trails, to putting a basketball hoop in every suburban cul-de-sac.
Radio NZ
Portuguese
arco
Catalan
anella
Spanish
aro

A rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling.

arco
Catalan
argolla
Spanish
arco

A small arch used as croquet equipment.

argolla
Usage of hoop in English
1
The right side of the hoop precedes the left by several seconds.
The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate
2
I could not see the hoop; but it was the right hoop.
Tremendous Trifles
3
One of the players has a hoop of six inches in diameter.
The Dog Crusoe and his Master
4
His only 2-point hoop came on his second dunk of the season.
Reuters
5
To understand what the body is doing to keep the hoop aloft.
Wired
6
Of the Sky's 14 players, only five have access to a hoop.
Chicago sun times
7
The ruffles and lappets and powder and hoop told of long ago.
The Gold of Chickaree
8
Two cross wires are fastened to the hoop, as shown in Fig.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
9
To read their press, Conservatives should be cock-a-hoop at Labour's policy splurge.
The Guardian
10
When that hoop is cleared, farmers can move on to commercial planting.
Reuters
11
Albert cast the wands, and the hoop fell many feet from them.
The Last of the Chiefs: A Story of the Great Sioux War
12
The performer then lit the hoop and set the wheel to turn.
Wired
13
But the modern hoop, the hula hoop, dates back to the 1950's.
Wired
14
He also had a pierced eyebrow, adorned with a small gold hoop.
The Silent Sister
15
We managed to remain down by holding on to the hoop poles.
Life on the Mississippi
16
A wooden hoop is placed on the distance line opposite each team.
School, Church, and Home Games
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Translations for hoop
Portuguese
aroarco
Russian
обруч
Hoop through the time
Hoop across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common