hoop

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Singular
hoop

Plural
hoops

hoop (plural hoops)

  1. A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
  2. (plural) The game of basketball.
  3. A hoop earring.

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circular band of metal used to bind a barrel
hoops: basketball
hoop earring — see hoop earring

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Infinitive
to hoop

Third person singular
hoops

Simple past
hooped

Past participle
hooped

Present participle
hooping

to hoop (third-person singular simple present hoops, present participle hooping, simple past and past participle hooped)

  1. To fasten using a hoop.

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to fasten with hoop

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Dutch hopen

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hoop

  1. hope

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  • /hoːp/, /ho:p/

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cognate with hope

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hoop (plural hopen, diminutive hoopje, diminutive plural hoopjes)

  1. A hope, aspiration, wish
  2. A pile of manure, faeces
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hoop

  1. The first-person singular present tense of hopen.
    Ik hoop dat je dit kunt uitleggen of je moet niet hopen billenkoek te ontlopen
    I hope you can explain this or you shouldn't hope to escape a spanking

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cognate with heap

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hoop (plural hopen, diminutive hoopje, diminutive plural hoopjes)

  1. A pile, heap, stack
  2. (figuratively) A lot, heaps
    Dat zijn weer een hoop slechte cijfers, dus je krijgt een hoop striemen!
    That's another bunch of lousy grades, so you get a load of lashes!
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