See Also: carabinero(dictionary)

hoop (oh) and carabinero (iou)


hoop (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: hop]
a large ring made of wood, metal, plastic etc
a large ring that children used to play with in the past, or that circus animals are made to jump through
a) the ring that you have to throw the ball through to score points in Basketball
b) hoops [plural] AmE informal the game of Basketball
jump/go through hoops
if someone makes you jump through hoops, they make you do lots of difficult or boring things before you are allowed to do what you want to do
also hoop earrings
an earring that is shaped like a ring
-see also cock-a-hoop , hula hoop

carabinero (iou)



carabinero noun. . M19.
[Spanish, lit. = CARABINEER.]
A (Spanish) customs or revenue officer; a (Spanish) frontier guard.