loop
Other forms: loops; looped; looping
A loop is a roundish, coiled shape, like the shape a piece of string or rope makes when it crosses itself. To start knitting, you need to put a loop of yarn on the end of one of your needles.
Loops are ovals or circles and are often made from rope or other fibers, like the loop at the end of a cowboy's lasso. The verb loop means to form the shape of a loop in the sky; or to make a loop from string or some other material. If something "throws you for a loop," it catches you by surprise, and if you're "in the loop," you have access to information that others might not have.
Definitions of loop
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anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)types:banda thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decorationbeltendless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleysdrip loopa downward hanging loop in a line that runs to a buildingnoose, running noose, slip noosea loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulledlobethe enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation patternbighta loop in a ropebanda driving belt in machineryconveyer, conveyer belt, conveyor, conveyor belt, transportera moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)driving belta belt that carries motion from a motor to the machineryfan belta belt driven by the crankshaft that drives a fan that pulls air through the radiatorcaterpillar track, caterpillar tread, trackan endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the groundmajor lobethe maximum lobe in the radiation pattern which is intended to be along the forward axis and which gives the effect of a beamtype of:
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an intrauterine device in the shape of a looptype of:IUD, intrauterine devicecontraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus
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a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical planesynonyms: loop-the-looptypes:inside loopa loop consisting of a climb followed by inverted flight followed by a dive that returns to horizontal flightoutside loopa loop consisting of a dive followed by inverted flight followed by a climb that returns to horizontal flighttype of:
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move in loops
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fly loops, perform a loop
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make a loop in
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wind around something in coils or loops
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fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
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fasten or join with a loop
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a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfiedtype of:computer program, computer programme, program, programme(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
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(computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeatedsynonyms: iterationtype of:physical process, processa sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
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the basic pattern of the human fingerprinttype of:fingerprinta print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations
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an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)
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the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first componentsynonyms: loop topology
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a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulatessynonyms: closed circuittypes:parallel circuit, shunt circuita closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuittype of:circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuitan electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
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English Words Derived from Gaelic
Here we present 15 words that passed through Gaelic on their way to English. Some are stereotypically Gaelic, like bog and clan, but others, like loop and curmudgeon, may surprise you. You can read more about words from the Emerald Isle in Beyond Shamrocks and Leprechauns.