Hoop
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To fasten using a hoop.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. The game of basketball. A hoop earring.
Example sentence: I play basketball. I need a jersey and I need some shorts that I feel comfortable in. I'm trying to hoop, not go to a fashion show on the court.
Basket
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To place in a basket or in baskets.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.In an online shop, a notional place to store items before ordering them.A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.The game of basketball.
Example sentence: Depending on the point in the game and what's necessary, if you can deliver the play, whatever that is - heck, if it's a screen - and you get a guy open, and he scores a big basket for you, that gives me as much of a charge as anything.