Overview of noun hoops

The noun hoops has 1 sense

• basketball, basketball game, hoops -- (a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop)

Overview of noun hoop

The noun hoop has 4 senses

• hoop -- (a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt)


• hoop, ring -- (a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse")


• wicket, hoop -- (a small arch used as croquet equipment)


• basket, basketball hoop, hoop -- (horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball)

Overview of verb hoop

The verb hoop has 1 sense

• hoop -- (bind or fasten with a hoop; "hoop vats")