hoop noun

/huːp/ n [C]

Definition

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a ring of wood, metal or plastic, or sometimes a half ring

The dogs had been trained to jump through hoops.

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(also hoop earring) a ring-shaped earring (= a piece of jewellery which hangs from the ear)

She was wearing large gold hoops in her ears.

(Definition of hoop noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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