Hoops
Slang for basketball
Hoops is basketball, especially informal or pickup games: Let's shoot some hoops, We played hoops at the park.
The term comes from the circular rim the ball passes through.
To jump through hoops is to go through tedious or arbitrary procedures to achieve something: They made us jump through hoops to get the permit approved.
Trial venue or sports surface
- dunkBriefly submerge in liquid
- NBATop-tier American court league
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- streetballInformal outdoor basketball
slam · layup · three-pointer · backboard · net · rim · swish · jumpshot
Jewelry worn on lobes
- goldElement seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- studsStructural wall timbers
- piercingsHoles made for jewelry
dangles · hoopties · bamboo · oversized · statement · loops · posts · clip-on
Skilled physical feats
- tumblingAcrobatic rolling and flipping
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
- contortionUnnatural twisting or bending
- performerOne who entertains audiences
trick · diving · rolling · flaming · jumping · juggling · spinning · routine
Small subsidiary entrance
- malletSoft-headed striking tool
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- lawnTended yard grass
- gardenCultivated plant area
yard · croquet · course · stake · arch · pass-through · tournament · English
court
Trial venue or sports surface
streetball · slam · layup · three-pointer · backboard · net · rim · swish · jumpshot · alley-oop
earrings
Jewelry worn on lobes
piercings · dangles · hoopties · bamboo · oversized · statement · loops · posts · clip-on · chandelier
acrobatics
Skilled physical feats
- tumblingAcrobatic rolling and flipping
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
- contortionUnnatural twisting or bending
performer · trick · diving · rolling · flaming · jumping · juggling · spinning · routine · showmanship
wicket
Small subsidiary entrance
garden · yard · croquet · course · stake · arch · pass-through · tournament · English · backyard
staves
Poles or music lines
wine · whiskey · brewery · oak · bands · iron · keg · aging · cellar · bung
hurdle
Barrier to leap over
trial · test · barrier · clearance · setback · bureaucracy · paperwork · runaround · hassle · ordeal
- football nicknamesGunners, the blues, Reds, Blues, Wolves
- Adult CartoonsSouth Park, Family Guy, Rick and Morty, Futurama, Bob's Burgers
- Celtic FCParadise, 1888
Hoopschess
Strategic board game
couch potato · sedentary lifestyle · inactivity · sitting around · poker
- hula hoopsPlastic ring toy
- basketball hoopMounted scoring target
- jump through hoopsPerform burdensome compliance tasks
- jumping through hoopsExcessive effort for approval
- hoop earringsCircular lobe adornments
- jumped through hoopsFulfilled burdensome prerequisites