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Search phrase: hoop

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC II.ii.120What hoop should hold us staunch, from edge to edgeWhat Hoope should hold vs staunch from edge to edge
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iv.43A hoop of gold to bind thy brothers in,A Hoope of Gold, to binde thy Brothers in:
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
The TempestTem I.ii.259Was grown into a hoop? Hast thou forgot her?Was growne into a hoope? hast thou forgot her?
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
hoopcircular shape, bent posture
hoopshout with astonishment, make an outcry
hoopencircle, enclose, enfold
inhooped[cock-fighting] kept within a hoop [to make birds fight]

Thesaurus

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

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HOOPBASIChoop n, hoop v
HOOPACTIONcock-a-hoop adv
HOOPAPPEARANCEthree-hooped adj
HOOPSTATEinhooped adj
INHOOPEDBASICsee HOOP

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