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Definitions for Loop

[1] a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
[2] anything shaped more or less like a loop, as a line drawn on paper, a part of a letter, a part of a path, or a line of motion.
[3] a curved piece or a ring of metal, wood, or the like, used for the insertion of something, as a handle, etc.
[4] intrauterine device.
[5] Aeronautics . a maneuver executed by an airplane in such a manner that the airplane describes a closed curve in a vertical plane.
[6] a circular area at the end of a trolley line, railroad line, etc., where cars turn around.
[7] an arm of a cloverleaf where traffic may turn off or onto a main road or highway.
[8] Physics . the part of a vibrating string, column of air or other medium, etc., between two adjacent nodes.
[9] Electricity . a closed electric or magnetic circuit.
[10] Computers . the reiteration of a set of instructions in a routine or program.
[11] a wire, usually of platinum, one end of which is curved to form a loop, used for transferring microorganisms from one medium to another.
[12] a sand bar that encloses or nearly encloses a body of water.
[13] Figure Skating . a school figure in which a skater traces a large half circle, a small oval within its arc, and another large half circle to complete the figure while remaining on the same skating edge.
[14] the Loop, the main business district of Chicago.
[15] to form into a loop.
[16] to make a loop in.
[17] to enfold or encircle in or with something arranged in a loop.
[18] to fasten by forming into a loop, or by means of something formed into a loop (often followed by up ): to loop up the new draperies.
[19] to cause (a missile or projectile) to trace a looping or looplike trajectory through the air: to loop a grenade into the building.
[20] to fly (an airplane) in a loop or series of loops.
[21] to construct a closed electric or magnetic circuit.
[22] Movies . to complete by means of looping: We still have to loop the final scenes.
[23] to make or form a loop: The river loops around the two counties.
[24] to move by forming loops, as a measuringworm.
[25] to trace a looping or looplike path through the air: The fly ball looped high in the air.
[26] to perform a loop or series of loops in an airplane.
[27] Movies . to record dialogue, sound effects, etc., onto an existing film track or soundtrack.
[28] in /out of the loop , included in or excluded from a group of people who receive the latest information about something: She’s often out of the loop on policy decisions.
[29] throw /knock for a loop , to astonish or upset: Her quitting the project really threw me for a loop.
[30] a small or narrow opening, as in a wall; loophole.
[31] a hot bloom of pasty consistency, to be worked under a hammer or in rolls.
[32] the round or oval shape formed by a line, string, etc, that curves around to cross itself
[33] any round or oval-shaped thing that is closed or nearly closed
[34] a piece of material, such as string, curved round and fastened to form a ring or handle for carrying by
[35] an intrauterine contraceptive device in the shape of a loop
[36] electronics a closed electric or magnetic circuit through which a signal can circulate short for loop aerial
[37] a flight manoeuvre in which an aircraft flies one complete circle in the vertical plane
[38] Also called: loop line mainly British a railway branch line which leaves the main line and rejoins it after a short distance
[39] maths physics a closed curve on a graph hysteresis loop
[40] another name for antinode
[41] anatomy the most common basic pattern of the human fingerprint, formed by several sharply rising U-shaped ridges Compare arch 1 (def. 4b), whorl (def. 3) a bend in a tubular structure, such as the U-shaped curve in a kidney tubule (Henle's loop or loop of Henle )
[42] computing a series of instructions in a program, performed repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
[43] skating a jump in which the skater takes off from a back outside edge, makes one, two, or three turns in the air, and lands on the same back outside edge
[44] a group of people to whom information is circulated (esp in the phrases in or out of the loop )
[45] (tr) to make a loop in or of (a line, string, etc)
[46] (tr) to fasten or encircle with a loop or something like a loop
[47] Also: loop the loop to cause (an aircraft) to perform a loop or (of an aircraft) to perform a loop
[48] (intr) to move in loops or in a path like a loop
[49] an archaic word for loophole

Words related to Loop

coil, curve, twist, curl, bend, circumference, wreath, knot, hoop, twirl, kink, circuit, whorl, noose, loophole, ring, convolution, eyelet, encircle, join

Words nearby Loop

looney, loonie, loony, loony bin, loony tunes, loop, loop aerial, loop diuretic, loop knot, loop of henle, loop of spinal nerves

Origin of Loop

31665–75; < French loupe, special use of loupe wen, knob, gnarl ≪ Germanic. See loupe

Words that may be confused with Loop

loop, loupe

Word origin for Loop

C14: perhaps related to Middle Dutch lupen to watch, peer

Synonyms for Loop

coil, curve, bend, circuit, circumference, convolution, curl, eyelet, hoop, kink, knot, loophole, noose, ring, twirl, twist, whorl, wreath