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| 1. | [ verb ] move in loops | |
| Examples: | "The bicycle looped around the tree" |
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| Related terms: | circle | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make a loop in, as of rope or string | |
| Synonyms: | intertwine | |
| Related terms: | knit crochet noose | |
| 3. | [ noun ] fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines | |
| Synonyms: | eyelet grommet grummet cringle | |
| Related terms: | fastener | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (sexuality) an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop | |
| Related terms: | contraceptive intrauterine_device | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (computer science) a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied | |
| Related terms: | program | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (physics,electronics) a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates | |
| Synonyms: | closed_circuit | |
| Related terms: | open_circuit circuit parallel_circuit | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (transportation) a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area | |
| Synonyms: | tour circuit | |
| Examples: | "they took an extended tour of Europe" "we took a quick circuit of the park" "a ten-day coach circuit of the island" |
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| Related terms: | journey round_shape belt noose pub_crawl itineration grand_tour whistle-stop_tour lobe walkabout bight package_holiday circuit | |
| 8. | [ verb ] fasten or join with a loop | |
| Examples: | "He looped the watch through his belt" |
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| Related terms: | tie cringle | |
| 9. | [ verb ] wind around something in coils or loops | |
| Synonyms: | curl coil | |
| Related terms: | uncoil wind coil coil | |
| 10. | [ verb ] fly loops, perform a loop | |
| Examples: | "the stunt pilot looped his plane" |
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| Related terms: | circle | |
| 11. | [ noun ] an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan) | |
| Examples: | "he's no longer in the loop" |
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| Related terms: | clique | |
| 12. | [ noun ] the basic pattern of the human fingerprint | |
| Related terms: | fingerprint | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (sport) an edge jump that takes off and lands from the same back outside edge | |
| Synonyms: | loop_jump | |
| Related terms: | edge_jump | |
| 14. | [ noun ] the topology of a network whose components are connected in a loop | |
| Synonyms: | loop_topology | |
| Related terms: | network_topology | |
| 15. | [ noun ] (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated | |
| Synonyms: | iteration | |
| Examples: | "the solution took hundreds of iterations" |
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| Related terms: | process computer_science | |
| 16. | [ noun ] anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) | |
| Related terms: | jordan_curve belt lobe bight noose drip_loop coil | |
| 17. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 11675 | |
| 18. | [ noun ] (transportation) a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane | |
| Synonyms: | loop-the-loop | |
| Related terms: | flight_maneuver outside_loop inside_loop | |
| Similar spelling: |
loopy lop Lopp lope Lobo Lovoa Loupe lob love Loeb lobe Lobb loaf |
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