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LOOP

Definition:

1. [noun] fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
   Synonyms: cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet
   
   
2. [noun] anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
   
   
3. [noun] (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations"
   Synonyms: iteration
   
   
4. [noun] an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop"
   
   
5. [noun] the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
   
   
6. [noun] a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
   
   
7. [noun] the topology of a network whose components are connected in a loop
   Synonyms: topology
   
   
8. [noun] an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
   
   
9. [noun] a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
   Synonyms: closed circuit
   
   
10. [noun] a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
    Synonyms: -the-
    
    
11. [verb] move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree"
    
    
12. [verb] make a loop in; "loop a rope"
    Synonyms: intertwine
    
    
13. [verb] fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane"
    
    
14. [verb] wind around something in coils or loops
    Synonyms: coil, curl
    
    
15. [verb] fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt"
    
    

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Related Words:

• crochet, hook
• noose
• belt
• drip loop
• noose, running noose, slip noose
• lobe
• bight
• parallel circuit, shunt circuit
• inside loop
• outside loop

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