hoop
1. hoop \'hu.p, 'hu:p\ n [ME, fr. OE ho-p; akin to MD hoep ring, hoop, Lith kabe. often attrib X hook 1: a circular strip used esp. for holding together the staves of containers or as a plaything 2: a circular figure or object : RING 3: a circle or series of circles of flexible material used to expand a woma n's skirt 2. hoop vt : to bind or fasten with or as if with a hoop - hoop.er n