Basketball Hoop (Noun)
Meaning
Horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The children spent hours shooting hoops on the basketball_hoop in their backyard.
- He installed a basketball_hoop in his driveway so his kids could practice their jump shot.
- She practiced her free throws until she made every shot that went through the basketball_hoop.
- The school installed new basketball_hoops in the gym with adjustable heights for younger players.
- The neighborhood kids gathered around the basketball_hoop to watch the older kids play a pickup game.