English-Thai Dictionary

hoop

N ห่วง  บ่วง  วง  circle loop ring huang

 

hoop skirt

N กระโปรง แบบ บาน ออก โดย มี โครง ห่วง ยึด หด ได้ 

 

hooper

N ช่างตีเหล็ก ทำ ขอบ ตะแกรง  ช่าง ทำ เหล็ก ที่ ใช้ คาด ถัง ไม้ 

 

hoopster

N นัก บาสเกตบอล 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HOOP

n.A band of wood or metal used to confine the staves of casks, tubs, etc. or for other similar purposes. Wooden hoops are usually made by splitting an oak or hickory sapling into two parts; but sometimes they are made of thin splints and of other species of wood. 1. A piece of whalebone in the form of a circle or ellipsis, used formerly by females to extend their petticoats; a farthingale.
2. Something resembling a hoop; a ring; any thing circular.

 

HOOP

v.t.To bind or fasten with hoops; as, to hoop a barrel or puncheon. 1. To clasp; to encircle; to surround.

 

HOOP

v.i.to shout; to utter a loud cry, or a particular sound by way of call or pursuit.

 

HOOP

v.t.To drive with a shout or outcry. 1. To call by a shout or hoop.

 

HOOP

n.A shout; also, a measure, equal to a peck. 1. The hoopoe.

 

HOOPER

n.One who hoops casks or tubs; a cooper.

 

HOOPING

ppr. Fastening with hoops.

 

HOOPING

ppr. Crying out; shouting.

 

HOOPING-COUGH

n.A cough in which the patient hoops or whoops, with a deep inspiration of breath.

 

HOOPOE, HOOPOO

n.[L. upupa, epops.] A bird of the genus Upupa, whose head is adorned with a beautiful crest, which it can erect or depress at pleasure.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HOOP

Hoop, n. Etym: [OE. hope; akin to D. hoep, hoepel.]

 

1. A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc.

 

2. A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop, as the cylinder (cheese hoop ) in which the curd is pressed in making cheese.

 

3. A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; crinoline; -- used chiefly in the plural. Though stiff with hoops, and armed with ribs of whale. Pope.

 

4. A quart pot; -- so called because originally bound with hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents measured by the distance between the hoops. [Obs. ]

 

5. An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from one to four pecks. [Eng. ] Halliwell. Bulge hoop, Chine hoop, Quarter hoop, the hoop nearest the middle of a cask, that nearest the end, and the intermediate hoop between these two, respectively. -- Flat hoop, a wooden hoop dressed flat on both sides. -- Half-round hoop, a wooden hoop left rounding and undressed on the outside. -- Hoop iron, iron in thin narrow strips, used for making hoops. -- Hoop lock, the fastening for uniting the ends of wooden hoops by notching and interlocking them. -- Hoop skirt, a framework of hoops for expanding the skirts of a woman's dress; -- called also hoop petticoat. -- Hoop snake (Zoöl.), a harmless snake of the Southern United States (Abaster erythrogrammus ); -- so called from the mistaken notion that it curves itself into a hoop, taking its tail into its mouth, and rolls along with great velocity. -- Hoop tree (Bot. ), a small West Indian tree (Melia sempervirens ), of the Mahogany family.

 

HOOP

Hoop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hooped; p. pr. & vb. n. Hooping. ]

 

1. To bind or fasten with hoops; as, to hoop a barrel or puncheon.

 

2. To clasp; to encircle; to surround. Shak.

 

HOOP

Hoop, v. i. Etym: [OE. houpen; cf. F. houper to hoop, to shout; -- a hunting term, prob. fr. houp, an interj. used in calling. Cf. Whoop. ]

 

1. To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit; to shout. [Usually written whoop. ]

 

2. To whoop, as in whooping cough. See Whoop. Hooping cough. (Med. ) See Whooping cough.

 

HOOP

Hoop, v. t. Etym: [Written also whoop. ]

 

1. To drive or follow with a shout. "To be hooped out of Rome. " Shak.

 

2. To call by a shout or peculiar cry.

 

HOOP

HOOP Hoop, n.

 

1. A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The hoopoe. See Hoopoe.

 

HOOPER

Hoop "er, n. Etym: [See 1st Hoop. ]

 

Defn: One who hoops casks or tubs; a cooper.

 

HOOPER

HOOPER Hoop "er, n. (Zoöl.) Etym: [So called from its note. ]

 

Defn: The European whistling, or wild, swan (Olor cygnus ); -- called also hooper swan, whooping swan, and elk.

 

HOOPOE; HOOPOO

Hoop "oe, Hoop "oo, n. Etym: [So called from its cry; cf. L. upupa, Gr. hop, F. huppe; cf. also G. wiedenhopf, OHG. wituhopfo, lit. , wood hopper. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A European bird of the genus Upupa (U. epops ), having a beautiful crest, which it can erect or depress at pleasure. Called also hoop, whoop. The name is also applied to several other species of the same genus and allied genera.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hoop

hoop |ho͞op hup | ▶noun a circular band of metal, wood, or similar material, esp. one used for binding the staves of barrels or forming part of a framework. • the round metal rim from which a basketball net is suspended. • (hoops ) informal the game of basketball. • a large ring used as a toy by being bowled along. • a large ring, typically with paper stretched over it, for circus performers to jump through. • historical a circle of flexible material used for expanding a woman's petticoat or skirt. • short for hoop petticoat. • chiefly Brit. a croquet wicket. ▶verb [ with obj. ] bind or encircle with or as with hoops. PHRASES jump through hoops perform a difficult and grueling series of tests at someone else's request or command: we had to jump through all sorts of hoops to win accreditation. shoot hoops play basketball. DERIVATIVES hooped adjective ORIGIN late Old English hōp; related to Dutch hoep.

 

hooper

hoop er |ˈho͞opər ˈhupər | ▶noun old-fashioned term for cooper. ORIGIN Middle English: from hoop .

 

hoophead

hoop head ▶noun informal a basketball player or devoted fan.

 

hoop iron

hoop i ron ▶noun flattened iron in long thin strips used for binding together the staves of casks or tubs.

 

hoopla

hoop la |ˈho͞oˌplä, ˈho͝opˌlä ˈhuˌplɑ | ▶noun 1 informal excitement surrounding an event or situation, esp. when considered to be unnecessary fuss: the hoopla and ceremony of international competition. 2 Brit. a game in which rings are thrown from behind a line in an attempt to encircle one of several prizes.

 

hoopoe

hoo poe |ˈho͞oˌpō, -ˌpo͞o ˈhuˌpoʊ | ▶noun a salmon-pink Eurasian bird with a long down-curved bill, a large erectile crest, and black and white wings and tail. [Upupa epops, the only member of the family Upupidae. ] ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: alteration of obsolete hoop, from Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, imitative of the bird's call.

 

hoop petticoat

hoop pet ti coat ▶noun historical a petticoat expanded with hoops of flexible material.

 

hoop skirt

hoop skirt ▶noun historical a skirt worn over a series of hoops that make it spread out.

 

hoopster

hoop ster |ˈho͞opstər ˈhupstər | ▶noun informal a basketball player.

 

hooptie

hoop tie |ˈho͞optē | ▶noun informal a car, esp. an old or dilapidated one. ORIGIN 1960s: of unknown origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

hoop

hoop |huːp | ▶noun 1 a circular band of metal, wood, or similar material, especially one used for binding the staves of barrels or forming part of a framework. • a large ring formerly bowled along as a toy. • a large ring for circus performers to jump through. • historical a circle of flexible material used for expanding a woman's petticoat or skirt. • chiefly Brit. a metal arch through which balls are hit in croquet. 2 a horizontal band of a contrasting colour on a sports shirt or jockey's cap. • Austral. informal a jockey. ▶verb [ with obj. ] bind or encircle with or as with hoops. PHRASES jump through hoops perform a difficult and gruelling series of tests at someone else's request or command: the banks make you beg for a loan and they make you jump through hoops to get it. DERIVATIVES hooped adjective ORIGIN late Old English hōp, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoep.

 

hooper

hoop ¦er |ˈhuːpə | ▶noun old-fashioned term for cooper. ORIGIN Middle English: from hoop .

 

hoophead

hoop head ▶noun informal a basketball player or devoted fan.

 

hoop iron

hoop iron ▶noun [ mass noun ] flattened iron in long thin strips used for binding together the staves of casks or tubs.

 

hoopla

hoopla |ˈhuːplɑː | ▶noun 1 Brit. a game in which rings are thrown from behind a line in an attempt to encircle one of several prizes. 2 [ mass noun ] informal, chiefly N. Amer. unnecessary fuss surrounding something.

 

hoopoe

hoopoe |ˈhuːpuː, -pəʊ | ▶noun a salmon-pink Eurasian bird with a long downcurved bill, a large erectile crest, and black-and-white wings and tail. ●Upupa epops, the only member of the family Upupidae. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: alteration of obsolete hoop, from Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, imitative of the bird's call.

 

hoop petticoat

hoop pet ti coat ▶noun historical a petticoat expanded with hoops of flexible material.

 

hoop skirt

hoop skirt ▶noun historical a skirt worn over a series of hoops that make it spread out.

 

hoopster

hoopster |ˈhuːpstə | ▶noun N. Amer. informal a basketball player.

 

hooptie

hooptie |ˈhuːpti | ▶noun US informal a car, especially an old or dilapidated one. ORIGIN 1960s: of unknown origin.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

hoop

hoop noun a simple gold hoop: ring, band, circle, circlet, bracelet, (hoop ) earring, loop; technical annulus.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

hoop

hoop noun ring, band, circle, circlet, loop, wheel, round, girdle; technical annulus.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hoop

hoop /huːp /名詞 C 1 (木 金属 プラスチックなどでできた )大きな輪 ; (たるなどの )金属製 [木製 ]の輪 .2 (サーカスの曲芸で用いる )輪 ; フラフープ (hula hoop ) 〘子供が腰の周りに回転させて遊ぶ 〙.3 〘スポーツ 〙(クローケー (croquet )の )小アーチ [柱門 ] 〘プレーヤーが球を打って通す 〙.4 〘スポーツ 〙(バスケットボールの )リング .j ù mp [g ò ] through h ó ops 苦労する, 試練を受ける .動詞 他動詞 …を輪で締める .～́ sk ì rt 張り骨で広げたスカート, フープスカート .

 

hoopla

hoop la /húːplɑː /名詞 U 1 ｟米 ｠大騒ぎ .2 ｟米俗 ｠(鳴り物入りの )誇大宣伝 .3 ｟英 ｠輪投げ 〘投げた輪が景品にかかればもらえる 〙.

 

hoopoe

hoo poe /húːpuː /名詞 C 〘鳥 〙ヤツガシラ .