Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: hoop
IPA transcription: [h'up]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: hoop
    Meaning: a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
  • Synonyms: hoop, ring
    Meaning: 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"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: hoop
    Meaning: bind or fasten with a hoop; "hoop vats"
Usage examples
  • It was a hoop of pearls.
  • But all was of no avail--matters kept going as awry as a badly-bent hoop.
  • Annabel stooped and kissed the hand that bore the betrothal hoop of pearls.
  • So the prince went back, and brought some more water, and again a hoop sprang.
  • She saw herself at the end of a few weeks, the gaze and admiration of every new acquaintance at Fullerton, the envy of every valued old friend in Putney, with a carriage at her command, a new name on her tickets, and a brilliant exhibition of hoop rings on her finger.
  • In the meantime I worked up the twine into a net-work of sufficient dimensions; rigged it with a hoop and the necessary cords; bought a quadrant, a compass, a spy-glass, a common barometer with some important modifications, and two astronomical instruments not so generally known.