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n. (artifact) | 1. hoop | a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt. |
| ~ farthingale | a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries. |
| ~ crinoline, hoopskirt | a skirt stiffened with hoops. |
| ~ pannier | set of small hoops used to add fullness over the hips. |
| ~ skeletal frame, underframe, skeleton, frame | the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape.; "the building has a steel skeleton" |
n. (artifact) | 2. hoop, ring | 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" |
| ~ band | a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body). |
| ~ barrel, cask | a cylindrical container that holds liquids. |
| ~ carabiner, karabiner, snap ring | an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes. |
| ~ 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 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.; "the ball hit the rim and bounced off" |
| ~ tire, tyre | hoop that covers a wheel.; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air" |
| ~ towel ring | a circular hoop for holding a towel. |
| ~ wagon wheel | a wheel of a wagon. |
n. (artifact) | 3. hoop, wicket | a small arch used as croquet equipment. |
| ~ croquet equipment | sports equipment used in playing croquet. |
n. (artifact) | 4. basket, basketball hoop, hoop | horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball. |
| ~ basketball equipment | sports equipment used in playing basketball. |
| ~ goal | game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points. |
v. (contact) | 5. hoop | bind or fasten with a hoop.; "hoop vats" |
| ~ encircle, gird | bind with something round or circular. |
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