hoop
English Thesaurus
1. horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | basketball equipment, |
| definition | : | sports equipment used in playing basketball (noun.artifact) |
| hypernym | : | goal, |
| definition | : | game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points (noun.artifact) |
2. a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | band, |
| definition | : | a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | carabiner, karabiner, snap ring, |
| definition | : | an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | collar, |
| definition | : | a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | curtain ring, |
| definition | : | a circular ring for holding up a curtain (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | key ring, |
| definition | : | a circular ring of metal for holding keys (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | napkin ring, |
| definition | : | a circular band used to hold a particular person's napkin (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | nose ring, |
| definition | : | a ring worn on the nose as an ornament or on the nose of an animal to control it (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rim, |
| definition | : | the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rim, |
| definition | : | (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tire, tyre, |
| definition | : | hoop that covers a wheel (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | towel ring, |
| definition | : | a circular hoop for holding a towel (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | barrel, cask, |
| definition | : | a cylindrical container that holds liquids (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | wagon wheel, |
| definition | : | a wheel of a wagon (noun.artifact) |
3. a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | farthingale, |
| definition | : | a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pannier, |
| definition | : | set of small hoops used to add fullness over the hips (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | crinoline, hoopskirt, |
| definition | : | a skirt stiffened with hoops (noun.artifact) |
4. a small arch used as croquet equipment (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | croquet equipment, |
| definition | : | sports equipment used in playing croquet (noun.artifact) |
5. bind or fasten with a hoop (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | encircle, gird, |
| definition | : | bind with something round or circular (verb.contact) |
6. horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball (noun.artifact)
7. a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | hoop, |
| definition | : | bind or fasten with a hoop (verb.contact) |
8. bind or fasten with a hoop (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | hoop, ring, |
| definition | : | a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling (noun.artifact) |
9. horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball (noun.artifact)
10. a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | hoop, |
| definition | : | bind or fasten with a hoop (verb.contact) |
11. bind or fasten with a hoop (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | hoop, ring, |
| definition | : | a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling (noun.artifact) |
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