hooliganism
- n willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
hoop
- n a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
- n a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse - n a small arch used as croquet equipment
- n horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
- v bind or fasten with a hoop
hoop vats
hoop ash
- n vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn
hoop pine
- n pine of Australia and New Guinea; yields a valuable light even-textured wood
hoop snake
- n any of various harmless North American snakes that were formerly believed to take tail in mouth and roll along like a hoop
hoopoe
- n any of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill
hoopoo
- n any of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill
hoops
- n a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
- n a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
- n a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
- n a small arch used as croquet equipment
- n horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
- v bind or fasten with a hoop