Meanings
nounbasketball hoop (plural basketball hoops)
plural basketball hoops
- hobbiesThe hoop, holding a string net, through which the basketball must be placed to score
Synonyms & antonyms
nounhorizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
Broader
goalbasketball equipment
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan cèrcol
- cèrcola hoop use in basketball
Chinese Mandarin 籃球框 /篮球框, 籃框 /篮框
- 籃球框 /篮球框 (lánqiú kuàng)a hoop use in basketball
- 籃框 /篮框 (lánkuàng)a hoop use in basketball
Danish basketballkurv, basketkurv
- basketballkurva hoop use in basketball
- basketkurva hoop use in basketball
Finnish korirengas, koripallorengas
- korirengasa hoop use in basketball
- koripallorengasa hoop use in basketball
Hungarian kosárlabdagyűrű, kosárgyűrű
- kosárlabdagyűrűa hoop use in basketball
- kosárgyűrűa hoop use in basketball
Russian баскетбо́льное кольцо́
- баскетбо́льное кольцо́ (basketbólʹnoje kolʹcó)a hoop use in basketball
Spanish aro de baloncesto
- aro de baloncestoa hoop use in basketball
Swedish basketkorg
- basketkorga hoop use in basketball
Cite this entry
APA
basketball hoop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basketball%20hoop
MLA
“basketball hoop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basketball%20hoop. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basketball hoop,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basketball%20hoop.
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