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hoop
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hoop
1. a rigid circular band of metal or wood
2. 
a. a band of iron that holds the staves of a barrel or cask together
b. (as modifier): hoop iron
3. Croquet any of the iron arches through which the ball is driven
4. Basketball the round metal frame to which the net is attached to form the basket
5. Austral informal a jockey

hoop [hüp]
(civil engineering)
A ring-shaped binder placed around the main reinforcement in a reinforced concrete column.


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Ally is the only five year old I know who jumps rope while Hula Hooping.
Fitness gurus tired of their regular routines will also love experiencing the intense cardio workout combined with the big grin that comes from hooping.
This is an intermediate hooping class at a dance studio in Hollywood, and it's a far cry from the schoolyard practice many may remember from childhood.
 
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