n.
Pronunciation: ' hüp also ' hu ̇ p
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English h ō p; akin to Middle Dutch hoep ring, hoop
Date: 12th century
1 : a circular strip used especially for holding together the staves of containers or as a plaything
2 a : a circular figure or object : RING b : the rim of a basketball goal broadly : the entire goal
3 : a circle or series of circles of flexible material used to expand a woman's skirt
4 : BASKETBALL ― usually used in plural
– hoop · like \ - ˌ l ī k \ adjective