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Hoop \Hoop\, n. [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.
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2. A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop, as
the cylinder (cheese hoop) in which the curd is pressed in
making cheese.
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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.
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Though stiff with hoops, and armed with ribs of
whale. --Pope.
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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.]
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5. An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from
one to four pecks. [Eng.] --Halliwell.
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{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} (Zool.), 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.
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Hoopoe \Hoop"oe\, Hoopoo \Hoop"oo\, n. [So called from its cry;
cf. L. upupa, Gr. ?, D. hop, F. huppe; cf. also G.
wiedenhopf, OHG. wituhopfo, lit., wood hopper.] (Zool.)
A European bird of the genus {Upupa} ({Upupa epops}), having
a beautiful crest, which it can erect or depress at pleasure,
and a slender down-curving bill. Called also {hoop}, {whoop}.
The name is also applied to several other species of the same
genus and allied genera.


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.
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2. To clasp; to encircle; to surround. --Shak.
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Hoop \Hoop\, v. i. [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}.]
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2. To whoop, as in whooping cough. See {Whoop}.
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{Hooping cough}. (Med.) See {Whooping cough}.
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Hoop \Hoop\, v. t. [Written also whoop.]
1. To drive or follow with a shout. "To be hooped out of
Rome." --Shak.
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2. To call by a shout or peculiar cry.
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Hoop \Hoop\, n.
1. A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough.
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2. (Zool.) The hoopoe. See {Hoopoe}.
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