Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To bind round with thread or cord, whip: as, to
oop a splice; to oop it round with thread. - Hence To unite; join.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb Scot. To bind with a thread or cord; to join; to unite.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb
Eye dialect spelling ofup . - verb Scotland To bind with a thread or cord; to join; to unite.
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Examples
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The Bulls failed to win the game in regulation when they couldn't convert an alley-oop from a sideline pass.
USATODAY.com 2008
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I was glad we were "oop" and away before the train started again, and as we trotted along the road, cries of "Guid luck to ye!"
Fanny Goes to War Pat Beauchamp Washington
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Foye lobbed it in the air and Griffin jumped up, grabbed the ball with one hand and dunked it for the alley-oop.
Blake Griffin Slams One-Handed Alley-Oop In Preseason Game (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Since you might not see NBA guys playing in this country for awhile, enjoy Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings with the alley oop pass to himself in Baltimore the other night.
Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2011
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The Wizards again showed that they can entertain, as John Wall found McGee for a ridiculous alley-oop.
Wizards get outworked in loss to Chicago Michael Lee 2010
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Foye lobbed it in the air and Griffin jumped up, grabbed the ball with one hand and dunked it for the alley-oop.
Blake Griffin Slams One-Handed Alley-Oop In Preseason Game (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Since you might not see NBA guys playing in this country for awhile, enjoy Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings with the alley oop pass to himself in Baltimore the other night.
Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2011
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Since you might not see NBA guys playing in this country for awhile, enjoy Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings with the alley oop pass to himself in Baltimore the other night.
Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2011
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February 16th, 2010 at 5: 55 pm lux (brought to you by The Truth (c)) says: oop. sorry – correction
Think Progress » ‘Impeach Obama’ billboard ‘not meant to allege any impeachable offense.’ 2010
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Since you might not see NBA guys playing in this country for awhile, enjoy Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings with the alley oop pass to himself in Baltimore the other night.
Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2011
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