hoop vs croquet equipment

hoop and croquet equipment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hoop	Yes	No	Yes	No
croquet equipment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, croquet equipment is a hypernym of hoop; that is, croquet equipment is a word with a broader meaning than hoop:

hoop (noun)	croquet equipment (noun)
a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling	sports equipment used in playing croquet
a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
a small arch used as croquet equipment
horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball

hoop (verb)	croquet equipment (verb)
bind or fasten with a hoop