English to English
loop
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noun (n)
- anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)(noun.shape)source: wordnet30
- (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated(noun.process)source: wordnet30
- an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)(noun.group)Example:
He's no longer in the loop.
source: wordnet30 - the basic pattern of the human fingerprint(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls.(noun)source: webster1913
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- move in loops(verb.motion)Example:
The bicycle looped around the tree.
source: wordnet30 - fly loops, perform a loop(verb.motion)Example:
The stunt pilot looped his plane.
source: wordnet30 - fasten or join with a loop(verb.contact)Example:
He looped the watch through his belt.
source: wordnet30 - 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.(verb)source: webster1913