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loop

UK/luːp/ US/ˈlup/ fairly common informal us
verb (5) noun (10)

verb

1.

move in loops

  • “The bicycle looped around the tree”
2.

make a loop in

  • “loop a rope”
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3.

fly loops, perform a loop

  • “the stunt pilot looped his plane”
4.

wind around something in coils or loops

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5.

fasten or join with a loop

  • “He looped the watch through his belt”

noun

1.

fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

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2.

anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)

3.

(computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated

  • “the solution took hundreds of iterations”
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4.

an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)

  • “he”
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7.

the topology of a network whose components are connected in a loop

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8.

an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop

9.

a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates

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Origin

From Middle English loupe (“noose, loop”), earlier lowp-knot (“loop-knot”), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse hlaup (“a run”), used in the sense of a "running knot", from hlaupa (“to leap”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (“to leap, run”). Compare Swedish löp-knut (“loop-knot”), Danish løb-knude (“a running knot”), Danish løb (“a course”). More at leap. The verb is derived from the noun.

Phrases

  • A-B loop
  • adjustable loop
  • afferent loop syndrome
  • angler's loop
  • artillery loop
  • autoregulatory loop
  • belt loop
  • blind loop syndrome
  • loop in Terms derived from loop (verb)
  • loop off Terms derived from loop (verb)
  • loop the loop Terms derived from loop (verb)
  • loop up Terms derived from loop (verb)

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