loop

loop
I UK [luːp] / US [lup] noun [countable]
Word forms "loop":
singular loop plural loops
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1)
a) a round shape or curve made by a line curling back towards itself

She did big loops on the letters "g" and "y".

loop of:

The rebel camp was located 25 km south, in a loop of the river.

a loop of string/rope/wire

b) a round or curved piece of cloth, plastic etc used for carrying or holding something

a waistband with belt loops

2) computing a set of instructions in a computer program that are repeated until an action is completed
3)
a) a piece of film or tape on which images or sounds are repeated again and again
b) music a sample (= short piece of recorded music or sound) that is repeated electronically without a break
4) a circular movement made by a plane flying upwards, then backwards, and then downwards
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in/out of the loop — informal belonging or not belonging to a group that has information and makes decisions about something


II UK [luːp] / US [lup] verb
Word forms "loop":
present tense I/you/we/they loop he/she/it loops present participle looping past tense looped past participle looped
1)
a) [intransitive/transitive] to form a loop, or to make something into a loop

Christmas decorations looped from the ceiling.

loop something around/through something:

He looped a scarf around his neck.

b) to move or make something move in the form of a loop

The ball looped over the goalkeeper's head.

2) [transitive] music to electronically repeat a sample (= short piece of recorded music or sound) without a break
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English dictionary. 2014.

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  • loop — ► NOUN 1) a shape produced by a curve that bends round and crosses itself. 2) (also loop the loop) a manoeuvre in which an aircraft describes a vertical circle in the air. 3) an endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition. 4) a… …   English terms dictionary

  • loop — [luːp] noun [countable] 1. in the loop informal if a person is in the loop, he or she is one of the group of people who receive information about important subjects or who are involved in making important decisions 2. COMPUTING a set of commands… …   Financial and business terms

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  • Loop — 〈[ lu:p] m. 6〉 1. 〈Popmus.〉 elektronisch erzeugte Schlaufe, die einen Teil eines Musikstückes ständig od. endlos wiederholt, Soundschleife 2. 〈EDV〉 Teil eines in sich geschlossenen u. mehrfach zu durchlaufenden Programms, Programmschleife 3.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Loop — (l[=oo]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Looped} (l[=oo]pt); 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Loop — Loop, the the central business area of Chicago. The name comes from an ↑elevated railway that forms a large circle or ↑loop around the area …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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