Synonyms: hoop, basket, basketball hoop
Definition: horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
Similar words: basketball equipment
Definition: sports equipment used in playing basketball
Similar words: goal
Definition: game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
Definition: a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
Usage: there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse
Similar words: band
Definition: a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
Synonyms: hoop
Definition: a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
Similar words: skeletal frame, skeleton, underframe, frame
Definition: the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
Usage: the building has a steel skeleton
Definition: a small arch used as croquet equipment
Similar words: croquet equipment
Definition: sports equipment used in playing croquet
Synonyms: hoop
Definition: bind or fasten with a hoop
Usage: hoop vats