what. is a hoop
Hoop may refer to: 1  barrel. 2  Basketball, also referred to as Hoops. 3  Celtic F.C., nicknamed the Hoops.  Hoop (magazine), an American basketball 1  magazine. Hoop (rhythmic gymnastics) is one apparatus in rhythmic gymnastics.  Hoop 1  (surname) Hoop (East Indiaman), a Dutch sail ship sunk in  1605.