hoops

Definition of hoops in English English dictionary: plural form of hoop; Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hoop; basketball. Always plural
Let's shoot some hoops!.; plural of hoop; {i} basketball game (Slang); third-person singular of hoop; a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop
Hoop: someone connected with Queens Park Rangers Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc
basketball hoops: plural form of basketball hoop
hoop: (plural) The game of basketball
hula hoops: plural form of hula hoop
jump through hoops: To put forth effort for the sake of appearance or demonstration
They really made the salesman jump through hoops before buying anything.
hoop: {v} to bind or secure with hoops, to shout
hoop: {n} a circle of wood or iron, an ornament
jump through hoops: (deyim) Be made to go through a complicated procedure, do all the required steps
She had to jump through hoops to convince the customer to buy the product.
hoop: Hoop or Tyre mounted within a frame structure Aperture diameter 1ft 6in minimum Aperture centre from the ground 3ft The height of the hoop should not be lowered The frame and fixtures must be substantial or secured in such a way that dogs cannot knock the obstacle over from either direction Where tyres/hoops are mounted within a frame structure the mechanism securing the tyre should be covered by a suitable padding Photo: Alan Score
hoop: The game of basketball
hoop: Device made from wood, plastic or steel with which fabric is gripped tightly between an inner ring and outer ring and attached to the machine's pantograph Machine hoops are designed to push the fabric to the bottom of the inner ring and hold it against the machine bed for embroidering Also called a frame
hoop: 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"
hoop: An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from one to four pecks
hoop: The hoopoe
hoop: Basket or rim Also slang for playing basketball
hoop: Ply laid onto a mandrel at a 90° angle
hoop: Wood, plastic or steel device used to tightly grip the fabric and stabilizer between an inner and outer ring Attaches to machine's frame Designed to hold fabric taut against the machine bed for embroidery
hoop: To clasp; to encircle; to surround
hoop: 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
hoop: A hoop earring
hoop: To call by a shout or peculiar cry
hoop: To drive or follow with a shout
hoop: A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop, as the cylinder (cheese hoop) in which the curd is pressed in making cheese
hoop: To fasten using a hoop
hoop: To bind or fasten with hoops; as, to hoop a barrel or puncheon
hoop: Also, a portion of the contents measured by the distance between the hoops
hoop: A hoop is a large ring made of wood, metal, or plastic
hoop: To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit; to shout
hoop: {f} encircle, surround; make a basket; make a slam dunk (Basketball)
hoop: bind or fasten with a hoop; "hoop vats"
hoop: {i} circular band made from metal or other stiff material; object which has a circular or ring-like shape
hoop: A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel
hoop: If someone makes you jump through hoops, they make you do lots of difficult or boring things in order to please them or achieve something. He had the duty receptionist almost jumping through hoops for him. But to no avail
hoop: A quart pot; so called because originally bound with hoops, like a barrel
hoop: circular framework used to expand woman's skirt (aka crinoline)
hoop: horizontal hoop with a net through which players try to throw the basketball
hoop: — Device made from wood, plastic or steel with which fabric is gripped tightly between an inner ring and an outer ring and attached to the machine's pantograph Machine hoops are designed to push the fabric to the bottom of the inner ring and hold it against the machine bed for embroidering
hoop: The rim or basket
hoop: A device made from wood, plastic or steel with which fabric is gripped tightly between an inner ring and an outer ring and attached to the machine's pantograph Without a hoop fabrics can not be embroidered
hoop: To whoop, as in whooping cough
hoop: a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
hoop: A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough
hoop: 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
hoop: a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt bind or fasten with a hoop; "hoop vats
hoop: A section of the gun barrel Older guns needed as many as a dozen or more castings to obtain the desired length and/or thickness These were then joined together by "locking rings" to make one continuous barrel
hoop: a small arch used as croquet equipment