hoop
/huːp/noun
उच्चारण हूप
छल्ला
Core word
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[C]
a large ring of plastic, wood or iron; the ring through which players throw the ball in basketball
छल्ला
- jump through hoops
- Children rolled an old cycle hoop along the lane while their mothers shopped.
- The acrobat jumped through a hoop of fire.
+ 2 more examples
- The barrel was held together by iron hoops.
- The player threw the ball neatly through the hoop.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a hoop (countable noun)
A hoop is a large ring of wood, metal or plastic. In sport it is the ring through which a ball is thrown, as in basketball.
Hoop लकड़ी, धातु या प्लास्टिक का बड़ा छल्ला है। खेल में यह वह रिंग है जिसमें गेंद डाली जाती है, जैसे बास्केटबॉल में।
- The acrobat jumped through a hoop of fire.
- The ball went straight through the hoop.
hoop + noun (as a modifier)
It forms compound nouns for objects with a ring shape, such as 'hoop earrings' and 'hoop skirt'.
इससे छल्ले जैसे आकार की चीज़ों के यौगिक नाम बनते हैं, जैसे 'hoop earrings'।
- Radhika wore gold hoop earrings to the wedding.
jump through hoops (idiom)
Figuratively, to 'jump through hoops' means to do many difficult or tiresome things to please someone or to get something.
आलंकारिक अर्थ में 'jump through hoops' का अर्थ किसी को प्रसन्न करने या कुछ पाने के लिए बहुत कठिन या थकाऊ काम करना है।
- We had to jump through hoops to get the licence.
play hoops (AmE informal)
In American informal usage 'hoops' means the game of basketball.
अमेरिकी अनौपचारिक प्रयोग में 'hoops' का अर्थ बास्केटबॉल का खेल है।
- The boys play hoops after school.
hoop vs ring
A hoop is large and usually loose, like a gym hoop; a ring is smaller and often worn on a finger.
Hoop बड़ा और प्रायः ढीला छल्ला होता है; ring छोटी होती है और प्रायः उँगली में पहनी जाती है।
- She wore a small ring but carried a big hoop.
+Collocations 4
adjective + hoop
metalplasticwoodenflaminghula
- The children played with a plastic hoop in the park.
verb + hoop
rollspinjump throughthrow throughswing
- The tiger jumped through the burning hoop in the circus.
hoop + noun
earringsskirtnetdancerim
- She makes bracelets from a thin metal hoop.
noun + hoop
barrelbasketballembroiderycroquetgymnast's
- An iron hoop held the wooden barrel together.
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- Street performers keep a dozen hoops spinning around their waists.
सड़क के कलाकार अपनी कमर के चारों ओर दर्जनों छल्ले घुमाते रहते हैं।
- Radhika sewed the design on cloth stretched tight in an embroidery hoop.
राधिका ने कढ़ाई के छल्ले में कसकर तने कपड़े पर डिज़ाइन बनाया।
- The basketball hit the rim of the hoop and bounced out.
बास्केटबॉल हूप के किनारे से टकराकर बाहर निकल गई।
- Applicants had to jump through hoops to get their documents approved.
आवेदकों को अपने दस्तावेज़ मंज़ूर कराने के लिए बहुत झंझट उठाना पड़ा।
- The child rolled a hoop down the lane with a stick.
बच्चे ने छड़ी की मदद से एक छल्ले को गली में लुढ़काया।
- The gymnast twirled a ribbon and a hoop in perfect rhythm.
जिमनास्ट ने रिबन और छल्ले को सटीक लय में घुमाया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ We had to jump through the hoops for getting the licence.
✓ We had to jump through hoops to get the licence.
The idiom has no 'the', and purpose is shown with a to-infinitive, not 'for + -ing'.
Idiom में 'the' नहीं आता और उद्देश्य के लिए to-infinitive प्रयुक्त होता है, 'for + -ing' नहीं।
¶Idioms 1
jump through hoops
to do a series of difficult things in order to achieve sth
(कुछ पाने के लिए) कई मुश्किल शर्तें पूरी करना; पापड़ बेलना
- We had to jump through hoops to get the visa.
- Applicants must jump through hoops to get a loan.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Jump through hoops (do many difficult things to satisfy somebody).
Idiom 'jump through hoops' (किसी को संतुष्ट करने के लिए कई कठिन काम करना)।