| NOUN | artifact | hoop | a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt / skirt |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | hoop, ring | a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling | |
| artifact | hoop, wicket | a small arch used as croquet equipment | |
| artifact | hoop, basket, basketball hoop | horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball | |
| VERB | contact | hoop | bind or fasten with a hoop |
| Sounds | hhuw'p | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | coop ... whoop: 27 rhymes with uwp... | |
| Meaning | A light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt / skirt. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | hoopskirt, crinoline | A skirt stiffened with hoops |
| Narrower | farthingale | A hoop worn beneath a skirt / skirt to extend it horizontally |
| pannier | Set of small hoops used to add fullness over the hips | |
| Broader | skeleton, skeletal frame, frame, underframe | The internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape |
| Spanish | aro | |
| Catalan | cèrcol | |
| Meaning | A rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse" | |
| Synonym | ring | |
| Part of | barrel, cask | A cylindrical container that holds liquids / liquids |
| wagon wheel | A wheel of a wagon | |
| Narrower | carabiner, karabiner, snap ring | An oblong metal ring with a spring clip |
| collar | A short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part | |
| curtain ring | A circular ring for holding up a curtain | |
| key ring | A circular ring of metal for holding keys | |
| napkin ring | A circular band used to hold a particular person's napkin | |
| nose ring | A ring / ring worn on the nose as an ornament or on the nose of an animal to control it | |
| rim | The outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached | |
| rim | (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended | |
| tire, tyre | Hoop that covers a wheel | |
| towel ring | A circular hoop for holding a towel | |
| Broader | band | A thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body) |
| Spanish | aro | |
| Catalan | anella | |
| Verbs | hoop | bind or fasten with a hoop |
| Meaning | A small arch used as croquet equipment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | wicket | |
| Broader | croquet equipment | sports equipment used in playing croquet |
| Spanish | arco | |
| Catalan | argolla | |
| Meaning | horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | basket, basketball hoop | |
| Broader | basketball equipment | sports equipment used in playing basketball |
| goal | game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game / game / game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points | |
| Spanish | aro, canasta | |
| Catalan | cèrcol | |
| Meaning | Bind or fasten with a hoop. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "hoop vats" | |
| Broader | gird, encircle | Bind with something round or circular |
| Spanish | enarcar | |
| Nouns | hoop | a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling |
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