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loop

/ loop /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
Type of:
flight maneuver airplane maneuver
Kinds of:
inside loop outside loop
verb Sense 2
fly loops, perform a loop
"the stunt pilot looped his plane"
Type of:
circle circulate
Derived:
loop-the-loop
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
make a loop in
"loop a rope"
Type of:
knit entwine
Kinds of:
crochet hook noose
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
fasten or join with a loop
"He looped the watch through his belt"
Type of:
tie bind
Derived:
cringle eyelet grommet grummet
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 5
anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
Type of:
simple closed curve Jordan curve
Kinds of:
belt drip loop noose running noose slip noose
Derived:
coil curl intertwine
noun Sense 6
an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)
"he''s no longer in the loop"
Type of:
clique coterie ingroup
noun Sense 7
the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
Type of:
fingerprint
noun Sense 8
a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
Type of:
program programme computer program
noun Sense 9
an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
Type of:
intrauterine device IUD
verb Sense 10
move in loops
"The bicycle looped around the tree"
Type of:
circle circulate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 11
(computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
"the solution took hundreds of iterations"
Type of:
process
Derived:
repeat reiterate ingeminate iterate restate
Domain:
computer science computing
noun Sense 12
the topology of a network whose components are connected in a loop
Type of:
topology network topology
verb Sense 13
wind around something in coils or loops
Opposites:
uncoil
Type of:
wind wrap roll
Derived:
coil whorl roll curl curlicue
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 14
a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
Opposites:
open circuit
Type of:
circuit electrical circuit electric circuit
Kinds of:
parallel circuit shunt circuit
noun Sense 15
fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
Type of:
fastener fastening holdfast
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
15
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
65
Times Searched
3
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flight maneuver airplane maneuver inside loop outside loop circle circulate knit entwine crochet hook noose tie