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hoops¹

  • /huːps/

Rhymes with -uːps

noun

  1. plural plural of hoop

noun

  1. US, plural, plural only, slang Basketball. Let's shoot some hoops!

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of hoop

Hoops²

noun

  1. plural plural of Hoop

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: basket, ring, wicket, basketball hoop, rings, hula, aims, annuli, barriers, baskets, cercles, circles, goals, hampers, obstacles, purposes

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"hoops." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hoops. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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hoops. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hoops

Chicago

"hoops." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hoops.

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@misc{hoops_2026,
  title = {hoops},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hoops},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}