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Loop

luːp

Loop definitions
noun
loop loops
  1. 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
  2. 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
  1. 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
  2. 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"