Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hoop \Hoop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hooped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Hooping}.]
   1. To bind or fasten with hoops; as, to hoop a barrel or
      puncheon.

   2. To clasp; to encircle; to surround. --Shak.