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Loop
luːp
Loop definitions
noun
loop
loops
- a shape produced by a curve that bends round and crosses itself
"make a loop in the twine"
- a length of thread, rope, or similar material, doubled or crossing itself, used as a fastening or handle
"a loop of rope tied round their wrists"
- a curved stroke forming part of a letter (e.g. b, p)
- a length of railway track which is connected at either end to the main line and on to which trains can be diverted to allow others to pass
- a stretch of road that diverges from a main road and joins it again
- a manoeuvre in which an aircraft describes a vertical circle in the air
- a manoeuvre describing a curve that crosses itself, made on a single edge
- a structure, series, or process, the end of which is connected to the beginning
"a feedback loop"
- an endless strip of tape or film (or a digital equivalent) allowing continuous repetition
- a complete circuit for an electric current
- a programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied
verb
loop
looped
looping
loops
- form (something) into a loop or loops; encircle
"she looped her arms around his neck"
coil wind twist snake wreathe spiral form a hoop with form hoops with make a circle with make circles with bend into spirals/whorls- follow a course that forms a loop or loops
"the canal loops for two miles through the city"
- (of an aircraft) describe a vertical circle in the air
- cause (a section of audio or video, or a computing instruction) to play or execute continuously
"you can also choose to loop the video, so it plays repeatedly"