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How to pronounce “hoop”

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Pronunciation guide for hoop

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of hoop with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Why Creativity Thrives on Challengesand they jump through every hoop and
Definition summary: A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.

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Why Creativity Thrives on Challenges

and they jump through every hoop and

[Noun]
A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
Any circular band or ring.
A circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.
(now chiefly historical) A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; (hence, by extension) a hoop petticoat or hoop skirt.
A quart-pot; so called because originally bound with hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents measured by the distance between the hoops.[2]
(UK, obsolete) An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from one to four pecks.[2]
(basketball) The rim part of a basketball net.
(US, in the plural, metonymic) The game of basketball.
A hoop earring.
(sports, usually in the plural) A horizontal stripe on the jersey.
(Australia, metonymic, slang, by extension) A jockey.
(figurative, usually in the plural) An obstacle that must be overcome in order to proceed.
(uncountable) Hooping (manipulation of and artistic movement or dancing with a hoop).
(cricket, slang, uncountable) A significant amount of swing from the bowler.
(rhythmic gymnastics, countable) An apparatus.
[Verb]
(transitive) To bind or fasten using a hoop.
(transitive) To clasp; to encircle; to surround.[2]
(intransitive, slang) To play basketball.

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