What does basketball hoop mean?
basketball hoop
Plural: basketball hoops
Definition
The structure at each end of a basketball court, with a backboard and a ring with a net, that players try to throw the ball through.
Example sentences
He keeps shooting from the half-court line, and the ball never even touches the basketball hoop.
He keeps shooting from the half-court line, and the ball never even touches the basketball hoop.
It's getting dark and I can barely see the basketball hoop, so let's shoot one more and go home.
It's getting dark and I can barely see the basketball hoop, so let's shoot one more and go home.