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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LOOP, n.
1. A folding or doubling of a string or a noose, through which a lace or cord may be run for fastening.
That the probation bear no hinge, nor loop to hang a doubt on.
2. In iron-works, the part of a row or block of cast iron, melted off for the forge or hammer.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines [syn: cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet]
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" [syn: iteration, loop]
4: an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop"
5: the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
6: a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
7: the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component [syn: loop topology, loop]
8: an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
9: a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates [syn: closed circuit, loop] [ant: open circuit]
10: a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane [syn: loop, loop-the-loop] v
1: move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree"
2: make a loop in; "loop a rope" [syn: loop, intertwine]
3: fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane"
4: wind around something in coils or loops [syn: coil, loop, curl] [ant: uncoil]
5: fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English loupe; perhaps akin to Middle Dutch lupen to watch, peer Date: 14th century archaic loophole 1a II. noun Etymology: Middle English loupe, of unknown origin Date: 14th century 1. a. a curving or doubling of a line so as to form a closed or partly open curve within itself through which another line can be passed or into which a hook may be hooked b. such a fold of cord or ribbon serving as an ornament 2. a. something shaped like or suggestive of a loop b. a circular airplane maneuver executed in the vertical plane 3. a ring or curved piece used to form a fastening, handle, or catch 4. a closed electric circuit 5. a. a piece of film or magnetic tape whose ends are spliced together so as to project or play back the same material continuously b. a continuously repeated segment of music, dialogue, or images <a drum loop> 6. a series of instructions (as for a computer) that is repeated until a terminating condition is reached 7. a sports league 8. a select well-informed inner circle that is influential in decision making <out of the policy loop> III. verb Date: 1832 intransitive verb 1. to make or form a loop 2. to execute a loop in an airplane 3. to move in loops or in an arc transitive verb 1. a. to make a loop in, on, or about b. to fasten with a loop 2. to join (two courses of loops) in knitting 3. to connect (electric conductors) so as to complete a loop 4. to cause to move in an arc

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a a figure produced by a curve, or a doubled thread etc., that crosses itself. b anything forming this figure. 2 a similarly shaped attachment or ornament formed of cord or thread etc. and fastened at the crossing. 3 a ring or curved piece of material as a handle etc. 4 a contraceptive coil. 5 (in full loop-line) a railway or telegraph line that diverges from a main line and joins it again. 6 a manoeuvre in which an aeroplane describes a vertical loop. 7 Skating a manoeuvre describing a curve that crosses itself, made on a single edge. 8 Electr. a complete circuit for a current. 9 an endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition. 10 Computing a programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied. --v. 1 tr. form (thread etc.) into a loop or loops. 2 tr. enclose with or as with a loop. 3 tr. (often foll. by up, back, together) fasten or join with a loop or loops. 4 intr. a form a loop. b move in looplike patterns. 5 intr. (also loop the loop) Aeron. perform an aerobatic loop. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Loop Loop, n. [G. luppe an iron lump. Cf. Looping.] (Iron Works) A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls. [Written also loup.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Loop Loop, n. [Cf. Ir. & Gael. lub loop, noose, fold, thong, bend, lub to bend, incline.] 1. A fold or doubling of a thread, cord, rope, etc., through which another thread, cord, etc., can be passed, or which a hook can be hooked into; an eye, as of metal; a staple; a noose; a bight. That the probation bear no hinge, nor loop To hang a doubt on. --Shak. 2. A small, narrow opening; a loophole. And stop all sight-holes, every loop from whence The eye of Reason may pry in upon us. --Shak. 3. A curve of any kind in the form of a loop. 4. (Telegraphy) A wire forming part of a main circuit and returning to the point from which it starts. 5. (Acoustics) The portion of a vibrating string, air column, etc., between two nodes; -- called also ventral segment. Loop knot, a single knot tied in a doubled cord, etc. so as to leave a loop beyond the knot. See Illust. of Knot.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Loop Loop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Looped; p. pr. & vb. n. Looping.] To make a loop of or in; to fasten with a loop or loops; -- often with up; as, to loop a string; to loop up a curtain.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(loops, looping, looped) 1. A loop is a curved or circular shape in something long, for example in a piece of string. Mrs. Morrell reached for a loop of garden hose. N-COUNT: usu with supp 2. If you loop something such as a piece of rope around an object, you tie a length of it in a loop around the object, for example in order to fasten it to the object. He looped the rope over the wood... He wore the watch and chain looped round his neck like a medallion. VERB: V n prep, V-ed 3. If something loops somewhere, it goes there in a circular direction that makes the shape of a loop. The helicopter took off and headed north. Then it looped west, heading for the hills. VERB: V prep/adv 4. If someone is in the loop, they are part of a group of people who make decisions about important things, or they know about these decisions. If they are out of the loop, they do not make or know about important decisions. (mainly AM INFORMAL) I think that the vice president was in the loop... These activists don't want to feel out of the loop. PHRASE: usu v-link PHR

Easton's Bible Dictionary

a knotted "eye" of cord, corresponding to the "taches" or knobs in the edges of the curtains of the tabernacle, for joining them into a continuous circuit, fifty to a curtain (Ex. 26:4, 5, 10, 11).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

loop (in plural lula'oth (Ex 26:4 f,10 f; 36:11 f,17)): A ring or fold made of blue thread to fasten into the corresponding golden clasps, or taches upon the curtains of the tabernacle, joining them in sets, or pairs.

See TABERNACLE.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Noose, bight. 2. Link, crook, bend, turn. 3. Loophole, aperture.

Moby Thesaurus

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