Cock-a-hoop
(a.) Boastful |
Hoop
(n.) A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc. |
Hoop
(n.) A ring |
Hoop
(n.) A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses |
Hoop
(n.) A quart pot |
Hoop
(n.) An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from one to four pecks. |
Hoop
(v. t.) To bind or fasten with hoops |
Hoop
(v. t.) To clasp |
Hoop
(v. i.) To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit |
Hoop
(v. i.) To whoop, as in whooping cough. See Whoop. |
Hoop
(v. t.) To drive or follow with a shout. |
Hoop
(v. t.) To call by a shout or peculiar cry. |
Hoop
(n.) A shout |
Hoop
(n.) The hoopoe. See Hoopoe. |
Shoot
(n.) An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide |
Shoot
(v. i.) To let fly, or cause to be driven, with force, as an arrow or a bullet |
Shoot
(v. i.) To discharge, causing a missile to be driven forth |
Shoot
(v. i.) To strike with anything shot |
Shoot
(v. i.) To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion |
Shoot
(v. i.) To push or thrust forward |
Shoot
(v. i.) To plane straight |
Shoot
(v. i.) To pass rapidly through, over, or under |
Shoot
(v. i.) To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling |
Shoot
(v. i.) To cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile |
Shoot
(v. i.) To discharge a missile |
Shoot
(v. i.) To be shot or propelled forcibly |
Shoot
(v. i.) To penetrate, as a missile |
Shoot
(v. i.) To feel a quick, darting pain |
Shoot
(v. i.) To germinate |
Shoot
(v. i.) To grow |
Shoot
(v. i.) To change form suddenly |
Shoot
(v. i.) To protrude |
Shoot
(v. i.) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee. |
Shoot
(n.) The act of shooting |
Shoot
(n.) A young branch or growth. |
Shoot
(n.) A rush of water |
Shoot
(n.) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode. |
Shoot
(n.) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle |
Shoot
(n.) A shoat |
| basketball shot | throwing the basketball toward the hoop, his shot hit the rim and bounced out |
| shoot | the act of shooting at targets, they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer |
| basketball score | the score in a basketball game |
basketball
basketball game
hoops | a game played on a court by two opposing teams of players, points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop |
| professional basketball | playing basketball for money |
| basketball play | a play executed by a basketball team |
| shoot-down | murder by shooting someone down in cold blood |
| hoop snake | any of various harmless North American snakes that were formerly believed to take tail in mouth and roll along like a hoop |
| backboard basketball backboard | a raised vertical board with basket attached, used to play basketball, he banked the shot off the backboard |
basket basketball hoop
hoop | horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball |
| basketball | an inflated ball used in playing basketball |
| basketball court | the court on which basketball is played |
| basketball equipment | sports equipment used in playing basketball |
hoop
ring | 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 |
| hoop | a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt |
| hula-hoop | plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging around the hips |
| point-and-shoot camera | a lightweight photographic camera with an autofocus |
tambour embroidery frame
embroidery hoop | a frame made of two hoops, used for embroidering |
| wicket hoop | a small arch used as croquet equipment |
| shoot-'em-up | a movie featuring shooting and violence |
| basketball clinic | a meeting at which basketball players receive special evaluation and instruction |
| bamboo shoot | edible young shoots of bamboo |
basketball team
five | a team that plays basketball |
| basketball league | a league of basketball teams |
| basketball coach | a coach of basketball players |
basketball player
basketeer
cager | an athlete who plays basketball |
hoop pine
Moreton Bay pine
Araucaria cunninghamii | pine of Australia and New Guinea, yields a valuable light even-textured wood |
black ash
basket ash
brown ash
hoop ash
Fraxinus nigra | vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood, leaves turn gold in autumn |
| shoot | a new branch |
| basketball season | the season when basketball is played |
inject
shoot | give an injection to, We injected the glucose into the patient's vein |
trouble-shoot
troubleshoot | solve problems, He is known to be good at trouble-shooting |
shoot
spud
germinate
pullulate
bourgeon
burgeon forth
sprout | produce buds, branches, or germinate, the potatoes sprouted |
| shoot up | rise dramatically, Prices shot up overnight |
| shoot | measure the altitude of by using a sextant, shoot a star |
draw a bead on
aspire
aim
shoot for | have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal |
lip off
shoot one's mouth off | speak spontaneously and without restraint, She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets |
a boast
tout
swash
shoot a line
brag
gas
blow bluster
vaunt
gasconade
a | show off |
| shoot | utter fast and forcefully, She shot back an answer |
film
shoot take | make a film or photograph of something, take a scene, shoot a movie |
photograph
snap shoot | record on photographic film, I photographed the scene of the accident, She snapped a picture of the President |
e chew the fat
shoot the breeze
chat
confabulate
confab
chitchat
chit-chat
chatter chaffer
natter
gossip jaw
claver
visit
eb | talk socially without exchanging too much information, the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze |
| shoot | score, shoot a basket, shoot a goal |
| blast shoot | fire a shot, the gunman blasted away |
| shoot hit pip | hit with a missile from a weapon |
| shoot craps | play a game of craps |
fritter
frivol away
dissipate
shoot
fritter away
fool
fool away | spend frivolously and unwisely, Fritter away one's inheritance |
| hoop | bind or fasten with a hoop, hoop vats |
| shoot | throw dice, as in a crap game |
| shoot | variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors, shoot cloth |