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Meaning of 'loop' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Loop [ n.]
- A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls.
- A fold or doubling of a thread, cord, rope, etc., through which another thread, cord, etc., can be passed, or which a hook can be hooked into; an eye, as of metal; a staple; a noose; a bight.
- A small, narrow opening; a loophole.
- A curve of any kind in the form of a loop.
- A wire forming part of a main circuit and returning to the point from which it starts.
- The portion of a vibrating string, air column, etc., between two nodes; -- called also ventral segment.
2 . Loop [ v. t.]
- To make a loop of or in; to fasten with a loop or loops; -- often with up; as, to loop a string; to loop up a curtain.

Meaning of 'loop' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . loop [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)
Example in sentence:
  • he's no longer in the loop
Meaning (2):
- (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
Example in sentence:
  • the solution took hundreds of iterations
3 . loop [ v]
Meaning (3):
- fasten or join with a loop
Example in sentence:
  • He looped the watch through his belt
Meaning (4):
- make a loop in
Example in sentence:
  • loop a rope
Meaning (5):
- move in loops
Example in sentence:
  • The bicycle looped around the tree
Meaning (6):
- fly loops, perform a loop
Example in sentence:
  • the stunt pilot looped his plane

Nearby Words:

loo loob loobies loobily looby looch looed loof looing look

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