loop
Definitions of loop
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a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
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a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)synonyms: evolutie, ontwikkelingsgang, verloopantonyms:achteruitgang, neergang, teruggang, verloopthe process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential qualitytypes:groeiprocesa progression from simpler to more complex formstype of:procesa sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
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(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex levelsynonyms: groei, groeiproces, ontologie, ontwikkelingsgang, rijping, rijpingsproces, verloop, wasdom, wordingsleer, zijnsleertypes:samenvattingemergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or specieswildgroeigrowth by the rapid multiplication of parts
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a line or route along which something travels or movessynonyms: baan, cursusjaar, fietspad, rijwielpad
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(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four ballssynonyms: hardloopwedstrijdtype of:prestatiethe action of accomplishing something
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the act of walking somewheresynonyms: hardloopwedstrijd, tippel, wandelingtypes:dwaaltocht, loopje, ommetje, omzwerving, omzwervingen, peregrinatie, zwerftochta leisurely walk (usually in some public place)trampa long walk usually for exercise or pleasuremaanwandelingan exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moontype of:reisthe act of going from one place to another
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the act of traveling by foottypes:somnambulismewalking by a person who is asleepmars, marstempothe act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)volantthe act of walking with exaggerated jerky motionsstruikelingan unsteady uneven gaitparadepasa manner of marching with legs straight and swinging hightype of:
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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.