hoop
noun/huːp/
Frequency rank: #8,488 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a circular band or ring, often used in games or as a structural frame
Example sentence
The children took turns throwing rings onto the tall hoop during the carnival game.
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