hoop

Universal Words noun 1 a large ring of plastic, wood or iron: a barrel bound with iron hoops * hoop earrings (= in the shape of a hoop) 2 the ring that the players throw the ball through in the game of basketball in order to score points: Let's shoot some hoops. 3 a large ring that was used as a children's toy in the past, or for animals or riders to jump through at a CIRCUS 4 a small arch made of metal or plastic, put into the ground: croquet hoops * Grow lettuces under plastic stretched over wire hoops. IDIOMS see JUMPv.