n.

1. A circular band of metal or wood put around a cask or barrel to bind the staves together.
2. A large wooden, plastic, or metal ring, especially one used as a plaything or for trained animals to jump through.
3. One of the lightweight circular supports for a hoop skirt.
4. A circular, ringlike earring.
5. One of a pair of circular wooden or metal frames used to hold material taut for embroidery or similar needlework.
6. Basketball.
   1. The basket.
   2. A field goal: hit a big hoop.
   3. also hoops The game of basketball.
7. Sports. A croquet wicket.

tr.v., hooped, hoop·ing, hoops.

1. To hold together or support with or as if with a hoop.
2. To encircle.

idiom:

jump (or go) through the hoop

1. To undergo a rigorous trial or examination.

[Middle English hop.]

IN BRIEF: n. - Horizontal circular metal supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball; A rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling;

Tutor's tip: Did she "whoop" (a loud cry or shout) as she jumped through the "hoop" (a large ring uses in sports)?

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt

Meaning #2: a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
  Synonym: ring

Meaning #3: a small arch used as croquet equipment
  Synonym: wicket

Meaning #4: horizontal hoop with a net through which players try to throw the basketball
  Synonyms: basket, basketball hoop

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The verb hoop has one meaning:

Meaning #1: bind or fasten with a hoop

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bånd, tøndebånd
v. tr. - lægge bånd på, indfatte

idioms:

• jump through hoops    blive sat på prøve

Nederlands (Dutch)
hoepel, (vinger)ring, borduurbeugel, hoepelrok, hoepel leggen om, omringen

Français (French)
n. - cerceau, arceau (au croquet)
v. tr. - cercler, encercler, attacher avec un cerceau

idioms:

• jump through hoops    se démener, obliger qn à faire ses preuves

Deutsch (German)
n. - Reifen
v. - bereifen, umfassen

idioms:

• jump through hoops    Tortur erleiden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - στεφάνη (κν. τσέρκι, κρίκος), βαρελότσερκο
v. - τοποθετώ ή σχηματίζω στεφάνι ή τσέρκι

idioms:

• jump through hoops    περνώ δοκιμασία

Italiano (Italian)
cerchio, accerchiare, cerchiare (una botte)

idioms:

• jump through hoops    attraversare un momento difficile

Português (Portuguese)
n. - arco (m), argola (f), aro (m)
v. - prender como um arco (argolar)

idioms:

• jump through hoops    debater-se

Русский (Russian)
обруч, плоское кольцо, фижмы, гиканье, кашель, выкрик, гикать, скреплять обручем, окружать, выгибать, выгнутый, скрепленный обручами, спиральный

idioms:

• jump through hoops    сделать все возможное для достижения цели

Español (Spanish)
n. - aro, fleje, llanta
v. tr. - rodear, circunvalar

idioms:

• jump through hoops    pasar las de Caín, vérselas negras, saltar por el aro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tunnband, rullband, sybåge, krocketbåge, krinolinband, skrik
v. - sätta tunnband på, binda samman, tjuta, kikna (i kikhosta)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
箍, 叫声, 铁环, 加箍于, 包围

idioms:

• jump through hoops    接受磨练, 受苦难, 俯首贴耳百般讨好

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 箍, 叫聲, 鐵環
v. tr. - 加箍於, 包圍

idioms:

• jump through hoops    接受磨練, 受苦難, 俯首貼耳百般討好

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 테, 환대, 넓적한 가락지, 버팀 살대
v. tr. - 테를 두르다, 둘러싸다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - たが, 輪, フープ
v. - …にたがを掛ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طوق أو طارة, خاتم, الطوق الموسع, دائرة من مادة مرنه تستخدم لتوسيع التنورة (فعل) يطوق أو يثبت بطوق ألخ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גלגל, חישוק‬
v. tr. - ‮חישק (חבית)‬

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hoop	Hoop Earring
Hoop Earing	basketball hoop