loop

loop1 [ lup ] noun count *

1. ) a round shape or curve made by a line curling back toward 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

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

a waistband with belt loops

2. ) a circular movement made by a plane flying upward, then backward, and then downward

3. ) COMPUTING a set of instructions in a computer program that are repeated until an action is completed

4. ) a piece of film or TAPE on which images or sounds are repeated again and again

a ) a SAMPLE (=short piece of recorded music or sound) that is repeated ELECTRONICALLY without a break

in/out of the loop INFORMAL

belonging or not belonging to a group that has information and makes decisions about something

knock/throw someone for a loop INFORMAL

to give someone an unpleasant surprise or shock

loop

loop 2 [ lup ] verb

1. ) intransitive or transitive to form a loop or make something into a loop:

Christmas decorations looped from the ceiling.

loop something around/through something: He looped a scarf around his neck.

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

The ball looped over the goalkeeper's head.

2. ) transitive to ELECTRONICALLY repeat a SAMPLE (=short piece of recorded music or sound) without a break

loop the loop

to fly in a complete circle