a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
"She pinned the hoop inside her dress so her skirt would flare out as she danced."
horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
"The player jumped high to slam the ball through the hoop before the buzzer sounded."
A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
"Fans and players alike gathered at the stadium to cheer on their hoop from Queens Park Rangers."
A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough.
someone connected with Queens Park Rangers Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
In plain English: A hoop is a large, round ring made of flexible material that people often jump through during games or use as decoration for their hair and clothes.
"The children played in the park by jumping through hoops on sticks."
Usage: The primary noun sense refers to a rigid circular band, while the secondary meaning denotes a loud cry or shout. Do not confuse this with "hoof," which is an animal's foot, nor use it for flexible rings made of wire or plastic unless specifying material context.
To bind or fasten using a hoop.
"The hunter would hoop out his name across the valley to urge the deer toward the trap."
To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit; to shout.
In plain English: To hoop something means to put it inside a circular ring, usually for sports or decoration.
"The teacher had us go through each hoop in order to finish the game."
The word "hoop" comes from Old English, where it originally meant a mound or raised land. Its root traces back to a Proto-Indo-European term meaning "to bend."