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loop

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.

Pronunciation

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈlup

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.

  2. A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.

  3. The opening so formed.

  4. A ring road or beltway.

  5. A complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates

  6. An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.

verb

  1. transitive

    To create an error in a computer program so that it runs in an endless loop and the computer freezes up.

  2. transitive

    To join electrical components to complete a circuit.

  3. transitive

    To duplicate the route of a pipeline.

  4. Make a loop in

  5. transitive

    To form something into a loop.

  6. Fasten or join with a loop

    “He looped the watch through his belt.”

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.

Used this way, loop is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use loop

  • “He looped the watch through his belt.”verb

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • loopingnounInflected form

    Executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained.

  • loopernounInflected form

    Small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • loopyadjectiveDerived adjective

    Consisting of or covered with or having loops.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • loop topologynounCompound term

    The topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component.

  • loop-the-loopnounCompound term

    A flight maneuver.

  • loop-linenounCompound term

    A railway branch line that branches from the trunk line and then rejoins it later on.

  • loop knotnounCompound term

    Any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope.

  • looping illnounCompound term

    An acute viral disease of the nervous system in sheep.

  • loop gainnounCompound term

    The gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input.

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