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.