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hoop - 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" |
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band a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
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wagon wheel a wheel of a wagon
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barrel,
cask a cylindrical container that holds liquids
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carabiner,
karabiner,
snap ring an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes
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collar a figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash"
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curtain ring a circular ring for holding up a curtain
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key ring a circular ring of metal for holding keys
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napkin ring a circular band used to hold a particular person's napkin
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nose ring a ring worn on the nose as an ornament or on the nose of an animal to control it
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rim the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
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rim the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
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tire,
tyre hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air"
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towel ring a circular hoop for holding a towel
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hoop - a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt |
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frame,
skeletal frame,
skeleton,
underframe one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided
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crinoline,
hoopskirt a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing
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farthingale a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
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pannier set of small hoops used to add fullness over the hips
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hoop - bind or fasten with a hoop; "hoop vats" |
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encircle,
gird form a circle around; "encircle the errors"
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