Read full poem →When it is all to nought ; and his quails ever
But mine in-hoop'd at odds,"
Dictionary Entry
A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
In a Sentence
“The cooper placed a steel hoop around the barrel to keep it sealed.”
Origin
From Middle English *hoppe*, meaning a loop or band.
Common Phrases
. hoopstress hoopearrings hoopskirts hoophoop hulahoop ironhoop sacredhoop de
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Poetry examples for “hoop”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →To herself and all a sweet surprise?
My Pet, who romp’d and roll’d a hoop?
I wonder’d where those daisy eyes
Read full poem →While children round them teasing sports prolong,
To twirl the top, or bounce the hoop along,
Or shout across the street their “one catch all,”
Read full poem →At church, in silks and satins new,
With hoop of monstrous size,
She never slumber’d in her pew--
Read full poem →At church, in silks and satins new,
With hoop of monstrous size,
She never slumber’d in her pew,— 15
Read full poem →The years recede, pavements and stately houses disappear,
Rude forts appear again, the old hoop'd guns are mounted,
I see the lines of rais'd earth stretching from river to bay,