hoops n : a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop [syn: basketball, basketball game]

English

Pronunciation

• /huːps/
• Rhymes: -uːps

Noun

hoops

1. In the context of "US|Slang": basketball. Always plural.

   Let's shoot some hoops!

2. Plural of hoop

Verb

hoops

1. third-person singular of hoop

A hoop is an object in the form of a circular band (resembling a geometrical torus or toroid). Hoops are made of various materials in various sizes for various uses:

• hoop skirts are constructed with hoops to hold the fabric of the garment away from the wearer's legs in a fashionable shape
• hoop rolling is an ancient game played with a hoop
• The Hoop is one apparatus in Rhythmic Gymnastics
• Hooping is the modern subculture revolving around hoopdance, or dancing with a hoop
• A hula hoop is a toy, typically made of plastic, twirled around the waist of its user whose hips must gyrate in a manner similar to some forms of hula dancing in order to keep the hoop aloft
• In croquet, a hoop of sturdy metal wire planted in the ground forms the wicket through which the balls must pass

The term Hoop may refer to:

• A way in which street drugs can be consumed, particularly Ecstasy and Methamphetamine, by inserting them into the anus.
• A person's rear end in (Dublin slang).
• The general witterings of a disgruntled person ad nauseam. (Dublin Slang) e.g. Garrett was a bit infuriated and started talking hoop.
• Hoop Schwartz, a character from Stroker and Hoop, an american animated television series.
• Hoop (magazine), an American basketball magazine
• "Hoops", a music single by the band Ruby

The term hoops may refer to:

• red tape

The term Hoops may refer to:

• Hoops a basketball game set in the slums for the Nintendo Entertainment System back in the early 1990s.
• the game of basketball (due to the fact that metal hoops, or baskets, are used for the goals at which players shoot the ball)
• the players (or supporters) of Celtic F.C. or Shamrock Rovers F.C. (derived from the pattern of green and white horizontal stripes on the shirts traditionally worn by the team)
• a style of shirt in football, characterised by horizontal stripes that typically encircle the torso and sleeves
• Hula Hoops, a snack food popular in Britain made of potato crisps in the shape of hoops
• HOOPS, a software component produced by Tech Soft 3D.
• Hoops&Yoyo, are a pair of animated characters featured on Hallmark Cards.

See also:

• Hoop snake, a legendary creature of the United States
• Hoop stress, a type of mechanical stress