Hoop

A hoop is an object in the form of a circular band (resembling a geometrical torus or toroid). Hoops are made of various materials in various sizes for various uses:
* hoop skirts are constructed with hoops to hold the fabric of the garment away from the wearer's legs in a fashionable shape
* hoop rolling is an ancient game played with a hoop
* The Hoop is one apparatus in Rhythmic Gymnastics
* Hooping is the modern subculture revolving around hoopdance, or dancing with a hoop
* A hula hoop is a toy, typically made of plastic, twirled around the waist of its user whose hips must gyrate in a manner similar to some forms of hula dancing in order to keep the hoop aloft
* In croquet, a hoop of sturdy metal wire planted in the ground forms the wicket through which the balls must pass
* Slang for basketball

The term Hoop may refer to:
* A way in which street drugs can be consumed, particularly Ecstasy and Methamphetamine, by inserting them into the anus.
* Hoop Schwartz, a character from Stroker and Hoop, an American animated television series.
* Hoop (magazine), an American basketball magazine
* "Hoops", a music single by the band Ruby

The term hoops may refer to:
* red tape

The term Hoops may refer to:
*Hoops a basketball game set in the slums for the Nintendo Entertainment System in the early 1990s.
* the game of basketball (due to the fact that metal hoops, or baskets, are used for the goals at which players shoot the ball)
* the players (or supporters) of Celtic F.C. or Shamrock Rovers F.C. (derived from the pattern of green and white horizontal stripes on the shirts traditionally worn by the team)
* a style of shirt in football, characterised by horizontal stripes that typically encircle the torso and sleeves
* Hula Hoops, a snack food popular in Britain made of potato crisps in the shape of hoops
* Hoops&Yoyo, are a pair of animated characters featured on Hallmark Cards. See also:
* Hoop snake, a legendary creature of the United States
* Hoop stress, a type of mechanical stress