loop

Plural: loops

Noun

fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
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
an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)
- "he's no longer in the loop"
the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
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
A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
The opening so formed.
A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
A ring road or beltway.
An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
A complete circuit for an electric current.
A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
An edge that begins and ends on the same vertex.
A path that starts and ends at the same point.
A bus or rail route, walking route, etc. that starts and ends at the same point.
A place at a terminus where trains or trams can turn round and go back the other way without having to reverse; a balloon loop, turning loop, or reversing loop.
A passing loop.
A quasigroup with an identity element.
A loop-shaped intrauterine device.
An aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane.
A small, narrow opening; a loophole.
Alternative form of loup (“mass of iron”).
A flexible region in a protein's secondary structure.
A sports league
The curved path of the ball bowled by a spin bowler.

Verb

Verb Forms: looped, looping, loops

To form a loop or series of loops.
move in loops
- "The bicycle looped around the tree"
make a loop in
- "loop a rope"
fly loops, perform a loop
- "the stunt pilot looped his plane"
wind around something in coils or loops
fasten or join with a loop
- "He looped the watch through his belt"
To form something into a loop.
To fasten or encircle something with a loop.
To fly an aircraft in a loop.
To move something in a loop.
To join electrical components to complete a circuit.
To duplicate the route of a pipeline.
To create an error in a computer program so that it runs in an endless loop and the computer freezes up.
To form a loop.
To move in a loop.
To place in a loop.
To have the teacher progress through multiple school years with the same students.

Examples

Arches, loops, and whorls are patterns found in fingerprints.
He tried to LOOP his word around the bonus squares, but the letters didn’t fit.
The program loops until the user presses a key.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English loupe (“noose, loop”), earlier lowp-knot (“loop-knot”), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse hlaup (“a run”), used in the sense of a "running knot", from hlaupa (“to leap”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (“to leap, run”). Compare Swedish löp-knut (“loop-knot”), Danish løb-knude (“a running knot”), Danish løb (“a course”). More at leap. The verb is derived from the noun.

Synonyms

closed circuit, coil, cringle, curl, eyelet, grommet, grummet, intertwine, iteration, loop topology, loop-the-loop

Antonyms

open circuit, uncoil

Scrabble Score: 6

loop: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
loop: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
loop: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

loop: valid Words With Friends Word