Definitions
bind or fasten with a hoop
Word origin
From Middle English hoop, hoope, from Old English hōp (“mound, raised land; in combination, circular object”), from Proto-Germanic *hōpą (“bend, bow, arch”) (compare Saterland Frisian Houp (“hoop”), Dutch hoep (“hoop”), Old Norse hóp (“bay, inlet”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kāb- (“to bend”) (compare Lithuanian kabė (“hook”), Old Church Slavonic кѫпъ (kǫpŭ, “hill, island”)). More at camp.
Used in a sentence
“the cheese hoop, or cylinder in which the curd is pressed in making cheese”
“gymnastic hoop”
“a hoop between trees”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Circular band or ring”4 letters
02“Basketball rim”4 letters
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