Hoop

//huːp//

Synonyms for "hoop" (37 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (8)

anklet armlet band basket belt bracelet

Noun(2 words)

basket basketball hoop

Strong matches (11)

cincture cingulum circle collar collarband earring ecliptic equator fascia fillet finger ring

Related words (18)

girdle girt girth great circle loop neckband necklace nose ring quoit ring round wicket wristband wristlet zodiac zone

Noun(2 words)

ring wicket

Related word relations

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10 relation types

More general

10 entries

band basketball equipment croquet equipment encircle frame gird goal skeletal frame skeleton underframe

Synonyms

2 entries

basket wicket

coordinate

1 entries

tyre

derived

28 entries

barrel hoop basketball hoop cock-a-hoop embroidery hoop gathering hoop go through hoops hoop cheese hoop hoe hoop house hoop jumper hoop pine hoop snake hooper hooping cough hoopless hooplike

Showing 16 of 28 words.

etymologically related_to

1 entries

camp

has context

5 entries

australia metonym soccer sport uk

is a

4 entries

band round thing skeleton tangible thing

manner of

1 entries

gird

part of

3 entries

barrel hoopskirt wagon wheel

related to

25 entries

band barrel basketball bind capacity clasp coach crinoline encircle fan hoop earring hoopoe horizontal jockey measure peck

Showing 16 of 25 words.

Translations

95 translations across 39 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

طَارَة noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Belarusian

1 entries

абру́ч noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Bulgarian

3 entries

обръч noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
обръч noun (circle used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses)
обръч noun (rhythmic gymnastics: apparatus)

Catalan

1 entries

cèrcol noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

圈 noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
箍 noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Czech

1 entries

obruč noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Dutch

3 entries

hoepel noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
reep noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
tonnenband noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Esperanto

1 entries

ringego noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Finnish

4 entries

koripallo noun (''(in the plural)'' the game of basketball)
koris noun (''(in the plural)'' the game of basketball)
krinoliini noun (circle used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses)
vanne noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

French

2 entries

cerceau noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
cercle noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Galician

4 entries

arco noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
aro noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
aro noun (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop)
aro noun (circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent)

German

1 entries

Reif noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Greek

1 entries

στεφάνη noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Hebrew

1 entries

חִשּׁוּק noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Hungarian

4 entries

abroncs noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
abroncs noun (circle used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses)
gyűrű noun (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop)
gyűrű noun (basketball: rim part of a basketball net)

Irish

4 entries

fleasc noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
fonsa noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
fonsa noun (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop)
fonsa noun (circle used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses)

Italian

1 entries

cerchio noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Japanese

2 entries

フープ noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
箍 noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Korean

1 entries

테 noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

Reef noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Macedonian

3 entries

кош noun (''(in the plural)'' the game of basketball)
обрач noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
обрач noun (''(in the plural)'' the game of basketball)

Māori

4 entries

mōhiti noun (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop)
mōwhiti noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
mōwhiti noun (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop)
pararaha noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Navajo

1 entries

bąąs noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Norwegian

2 entries

kurv noun (''(in the plural)'' the game of basketball)
tønnebånd noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

حلقه noun (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop)
چنبر noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
چنبر noun (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop)
چنبرلمك verb (to fasten with a hoop)

Polish

1 entries

obręcz noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Portuguese

1 entries

aro noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Romanian

3 entries

cerc noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
coș noun (''(in the plural)'' the game of basketball)
fereca verb (to fasten with a hoop)

Russian

1 entries

о́бруч noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

cearcall noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

obruč noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
обруч noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Slovak

1 entries

obruč noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Slovene

1 entries

obroč noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Spanish

4 entries

aro noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
aro noun (basketball: rim part of a basketball net)
cello noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
cincho noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Swedish

4 entries

korg noun (''(in the plural)'' the game of basketball)
ring noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
ring noun (''(in the plural)'' the game of basketball)
tunnband noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Tagalog

2 entries

argolya noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
argolya noun (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop)

Turkish

3 entries

kasnak noun (ring; circular band; anything resembling a hoop)
kasnak noun (circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent)
çember noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Ukrainian

1 entries

о́бруч noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Volapük

1 entries

tübatan noun (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)

Sample sentences

27 total sentences available.

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Kids these days have no imagination whatsoever. Only a nationwide revolution and sweeping economic reform will bring the hoop and stick back into vogue.

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You ride a bike and climb a ladder. But what do you do with a hula hoop?

Source: tatoeba (1762016)

The lion jumped through a burning hoop.

Source: tatoeba (2911026)

Tom bought a hula hoop.

Source: tatoeba (3150617)

Showing 4 of 27 available sentences.

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