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loop
Found in thesaurus: fastening, simple closed curve, pack, inner circle, fingerprint, computer program, topology, electric circuit, airplane maneuver, knit, roll, tie
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loop
n.
rope (or cord, thread, etc.) which has curved and doubled over itself leaving a circular opening; something which has a curved or circular shape; intrauterine device shaped like a loop; type of stunt performed by an airplane
v.
form a loop, make a circular shape (with thread, string, etc.); fasten with a loop; perform a loop in an airplane
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Loop
Loop or LOOP may refer to:
Computing
- Loop (computing), a method of control flow in computer science
- Loop device, a Unix device node that allows a file to be mounted as if it were a device
- LOOPS, the object system for Interlisp-D
- LOOP (programming language), the pedagogical primitive recursive programming language with bounded loops
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loop
Noun
1. fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
(synonym) cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet
(hypernym) fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
2. anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
(hypernym) simple closed curve, Jordan curve
(hyponym) belt
(derivation) coil, curl
3. (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations"
(synonym) iteration
(hypernym) process
(classification) computer science, computing
4. an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop"
(hypernym) clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp
5. the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
(hypernym) fingerprint
6. a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
(hypernym) program, programme, computer program, computer programme
7. the topology of a network whose components are connected in a loop
(synonym) loop topology
(hypernym) topology, network topology
8. an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
(hypernym) intrauterine device, IUD
9. a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
(synonym) closed circuit
(hypernym) circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
(hyponym) parallel circuit, shunt circuit
10. a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
(synonym) loop-the-loop
(hypernym) flight maneuver, airplane maneuver
(hyponym) inside loop
Verb
1. move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree"
(hypernym) circle, circulate
2. make a loop in; "loop a rope"
(synonym) intertwine
(hypernym) knit, entwine
(hyponym) crochet, hook
3. fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane"
(hypernym) circle, circulate
(derivation) loop-the-loop
4. wind around something in coils or loops
(synonym) coil, curl
(hypernym) wind, wrap, roll, twine
5. fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt"
(hypernym) tie, bind
(derivation) cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet
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Loop (der)
nm.
loop, eyelet
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loop (de)
n.
run, gait, walk, March, race, train, stream, current, course, currency, barrel, flight, set, lapse, flux, heat
lopen
v.
walk, run, go, march, step, foot, hoof, pike, tread, tramp, vamp, leg it, course, flow, water, trend, range
