hoops

Noun

• 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
• a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
• a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
• a small arch used as croquet equipment
• horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
• plural of hoop
• Basketball.

Verb

• bind or fasten with a hoop
• third-person singular simple present indicative of hoop

Examples

• Let's shoot some hoops!

Synonyms

basket, basketball, basketball game, basketball hoop, hoop, ring, wicket