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A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.

A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop.

Example: the cheese hoop, or cylinder in which the curd is pressed in making cheese

A circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.

A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; (hence, by extension) a hoop petticoat or hoop skirt.

To bind or fasten using a hoop.

Example: to hoop a barrel or puncheon

To clasp; to encircle; to surround.

A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough.

The hoopoe.

To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit; to shout.

To whoop, as in whooping cough.