English dictionary
loop
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
noun
- a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
noun
- fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
noun
- an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
noun
- 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
- a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
noun
- the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
noun
- an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)
noun
- (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
noun
- anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
verb
- fasten or join with a loop
verb
- wind around something in coils or loops
verb
- make a loop in
verb
- fly loops, perform a loop
verb
- move in loops
Example sentences
he's no longer in the loop
the solution took hundreds of iterations
He looped the watch through his belt
loop a rope
the stunt pilot looped his plane
The bicycle looped around the tree