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Meaning of hoops
noun
- A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
- A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop. Example: the cheese hoop, or cylinder in which the curd is pressed in making cheese
- A circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.
- 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.
- 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.
verb
- To bind or fasten using a hoop. Example: to hoop a barrel or puncheon
- To clasp; to encircle; to surround.
noun
- A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough.
- The hoopoe.
verb
- To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit; to shout.
- To whoop, as in whooping cough.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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