hoop
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
- Click any word to expand it.
Senses
Sense 1 noun
a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
Types & categories
- skeletal frame hypernym
- farthingale hyponym
- pannier hyponym
Parts & wholes
- crinoline part holonym
Sense 2 verb
bind or fasten with a hoop
hoop vats
Types & categories
- encircle hypernym
Related & opposite
- hoop derivation
Sense 3 noun
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
Types & categories
- band hypernym
- carabiner hyponym
- collar hyponym
- curtain ring hyponym
- key ring hyponym
- napkin ring hyponym
- nose ring hyponym
- rim hyponym
- rim hyponym
- tire hyponym
- towel ring hyponym
Parts & wholes
- barrel part holonym
- wagon wheel part holonym
Related & opposite
- hoop derivation
Sense 4 noun
a small arch used as croquet equipment
Types & categories
- croquet equipment hypernym
Sense 5 noun
horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
Types & categories
- basketball equipment hypernym
- goal hypernym
Related & opposite
- basketball player derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | crinoline |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | skeletal frame |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | farthingale |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pannier |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hoop |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | encircle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hoop |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | barrel |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | wagon wheel |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | band |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | carabiner |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | collar |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | curtain ring |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | key ring |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | napkin ring |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | nose ring |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rim |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rim |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tire |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | towel ring |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | croquet equipment |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | basketball player |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | basketball equipment |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | goal |