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Definition of hoop
- n. - 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.
- n. - A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop, as the
cylinder (cheese hoop) in which the curd is pressed in making cheese.
- n. - 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.
- n. - 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.
- n. - An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from one
to four pecks.
- v. t. - To bind or fasten with hoops; as, to hoop a barrel or
puncheon.
- v. t. - To clasp; to encircle; to surround.
- v. i. - To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by
way of call or pursuit; to shout.
- v. i. - To whoop, as in whooping cough. See Whoop.
- v. t. - To drive or follow with a shout.
- v. t. - To call by a shout or peculiar cry.
- n. - A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough.
- n. - The hoopoe. See Hoopoe.
Syllable Information
The word hoop is a 4 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for hoop is: hoop