Definition of Hoop. Meaning of Hoop. Synonyms of Hoop

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Definition of Hoop

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Hoopoe Hoop"oe, Hoopoo Hoop"oo, n. [So called from its cry; cf. L. upupa, Gr. ?, D. hop, F. huppe; cf. also G. wiedenhopf, OHG. wituhopfo, lit., wood hopper.] (Zo["o]l.) A European bird of the genus Upupa (U. epops), having a beautiful crest, which it can erect or depress at pleasure. Called also hoop, whoop. The name is also applied to several other species of the same genus and allied genera.
Hoop
Hoop Hoop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hooped; p. pr. & vb. n. Hooping.] 1. To bind or fasten with hoops; as, to hoop a barrel or puncheon. 2. To clasp; to encircle; to surround. --Shak.
Hoop
Hoop Hoop, v. i. [OE. houpen; cf. F. houper to hoop, to shout; -- a hunting term, prob. fr. houp, an interj. used in calling. Cf. Whoop.] 1. To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit; to shout. [Usually written whoop.] 2. To whoop, as in whooping cough. See Whoop. Hooping cough. (Med.) See Whooping cough.
Hoop
Hoop Hoop, v. t. [Written also whoop.] 1. To drive or follow with a shout. ``To be hooped out of Rome.' --Shak. 2. To call by a shout or peculiar cry.
Hoop
Hoop Hoop, n. 1. A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The hoopoe. See Hoopoe.

Meaning of Hoop from wikipedia

- Look up Hoop, hoop, or hoops in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hoop or Hoops may refer to: Hoops (TV series), an American animated series Hoops (band)...
- Hoop Dreams is a 1994 American do****entary film directed by Steve James, and produced by Frederick Marx, James, and Peter Gilbert, with Kartemquin Films...
- Jessica "Jesca" Ada Hoop (born April 21, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who writes and performs in diverse musical styles. She has...
- The hoop snake is a legendary creature of the United States, Canada, and Australia. It appears in the Pecos Bill stories; although his description of hoop...
- A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs or neck. It can also be wheeled along the ground like a wheel with careful execution...
- Hoop rolling, also called hoop trundling, is both a sport and a child's game in which a large hoop is rolled along the ground, generally by means of an...
- Hooping (also called hula hooping or hoop dance) is the mani****tion of and artistic movement or dancing with a hoop (or hoops). Hoops can be made of metal...
- Hoop is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Franz Josef Hoop (1871–1923), Liechtenstein politician Franz Xaver Hoop (1886–1960), Liechtenstein...
- Look up hooper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hooper may refer to: Place names in the United States: Hooper, Colorado, town in Alamosa County, Colorado...
- Hoop cheese is a traditional cow's milk cheese that was common in the Southern United States from the early to mid 1900s. It is still available today,...