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Search phrase: hoop

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Antony and CleopatraAC II.ii.120What hoop should hold us staunch, from edge to edgeWhat Hoope should hold vs staunch from edge to edge
Antony and CleopatraAC II.iii.39Beat mine, inhooped, at odds. I will to Egypt;Beate mine (in hoopt) at odd's. I will to Egypte:
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.187all whooping!all hooping.
CoriolanusCor IV.v.81Whooped out of Rome. Now this extremityHoop'd out of Rome. Now this extremity,
HamletHam I.iii.63Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel.Grapple them to thy Soule, with hoopes of Steele:
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iv.43A hoop of gold to bind thy brothers in,A Hoope of Gold, to binde thy Brothers in:
Henry VH5 II.ii.108That admiration did not whoop at them.That admiration did not hoope at them.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ii.62loaves sold for a penny; the three-hooped pot shall haveLoaues sold for a peny: the three hoop'd pot, shall haue
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ii.63ten hoops; and I will make it felony to drink small beer.ten hoopes, and I wil make it Fellony to drink small Beere.
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.120Hooped with a bond of iron round about.Hoopt with a bond ofyron round about,
King LearKL I.iv.221Whoop, Jug, I love thee!Whoop Iugge I loue thee.
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.185And wear his colours like a tumbler's hoop!And weare his colours like a Tumblers hoope.
The Merchant of VeniceMV V.i.147About a hoop of gold, a paltry ringAbout a hoope of Gold, a paltry Ring
Romeo and JulietRJ I.v.81You will set cock-a-hoop! You'll be the man!You will set cocke a hoope, youle be the man.
The TempestTem I.ii.259Was grown into a hoop? Hast thou forgot her?Was growne into a hoope? hast thou forgot her?
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.ii.9I cannot hallow; if I whooped, what then?I cannot hallow: if I whoop'd; what then?
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.200maid to answer, ‘ Whoop, do me no harm, good man ’;maid to answere, Whoop, doe me no harme good man:
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.201puts him off, slights him, with ‘ Whoop, do me no harm,put's him off, slights him, with Whoop, doe mee no harme
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.436Or hoop his body more with thy embraces,Or hope his body more, with thy embraces,

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Glossary

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cock-a-hoop, set[unclear meaning] abandon all restraint, put everything into disorder
farthingalelong skirt extended at the back by a framework of hoops
hoopcircular shape, bent posture
hoopshout with astonishment, make an outcry
hoopencircle, enclose, enfold
inhooped[cock-fighting] kept within a hoop [to make birds fight]
troll-my-dametype of game in which balls are rolled [trolled] through hoops
whoopshout with astonishment, make an outcry
whoophowl, hoot, jeer
whoopingexclaiming, excited shouting

Thesaurus

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hoop, kept within a [in cock-fighting]inhooped
kept within a hoop [in cock-fighting]inhooped

Themes and Topics

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Clothing... back or on all sides by a framework of hoops gaskins tn i v...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
COCK [bird]STATEcock-a-hoop adv
HOOPBASIChoop n, hoop v
HOOPACTIONcock-a-hoop adv
HOOPAPPEARANCEthree-hooped adj
HOOPSTATEinhooped adj
INHOOPEDBASICsee HOOP
THREEAPPEARANCEthree-hooped adj
WHOOPBASICwhoop v, whooping n

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