Толковый словарь английского языка - hoop
Hoop
hoop
I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hōp; akin to Middle Dutch hoep ring, ~ Date: 12th century a circular strip used especially for holding together the staves of containers or as a plaything, 2. a circular figure or object ; ring , the rim of a basketball goal, a circle or series of circles of flexible material used to expand a woman's skirt, basketball , ~like adjective II. transitive verb Date: 15th century to bind or fasten with or as if with a ~, ~er noun
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 a circular band of metal, wood, etc., esp. for binding the staves of casks etc. or for forming part of a framework. 2 a a ring bowled along by a child. b a large ring usu. with paper stretched over it for circus performers to jump through. 3 an arch of iron etc. through which the balls are hit in croquet. 4 hist. a a circle of flexible material for expanding a woman's petticoat or skirt. b (in full hoop petticoat) a petticoat expanded with this. 5 a a band in contrasting colour on a jockey's blouse, sleeves, or cap. b Austral. colloq. a jockey. --v.tr. 1 bind with a hoop or hoops. 2 encircle with or as with a hoop. Phrases and idioms be put (or go) through the hoop (or hoops) undergo an ordeal. hoop-iron iron in long thin strips for binding casks etc. hoop-la 1 Brit. a game in which rings are thrown in an attempt to encircle one of various prizes. 2 sl. commotion. 3 sl. pretentious nonsense. Etymology: OE hop f. WG 2. var. of WHOOP. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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