Loop - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
- (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated (syn: iteration)
- an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)
- a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
- the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component
- an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
- a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
- a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
verb
- fasten or join with a loop
Extra examples
The road loops around the pond.
The necklace is long enough to loop twice around my neck.
She looped a string around her finger.
He sat with his arms looped around his knees.
The ball looped over the shortstop's head into left field for a single.
The batter hit a looping single to left field.
The batter looped a single to left field.
The quarterback looped a pass downfield.
A loop of wire held the gate shut.
He looped the rope over the post.
The ball looped over the goalkeeper into the back of the net.
The bicycle looped around the tree
He looped the watch through his belt
He hooked his thumb through a loop of his pants.
The skater executed a triple loop.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: loop
he/she/it: loops
present participle: looping
past tense: looped
past participle: looped
singular: loop
plural: loops
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