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Definition: Meaning of, loop in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / luːp /

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loop loops
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  1. shape or line a shape like a curve or a circle made by a line curving back towards itself, or a piece of wire, string etc that has this shape
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  2. computer a set of operations in a computer program that are continuously repeated
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  3. film/music a film or music loop contains images or sounds that are continuously repeated
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  4. be in the loop/be out of the loop informal to be or not be part of a group of people who make important decisions
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  5. knock/throw somebody for a loop American English informal to surprise and upset someone
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  6. road/railway British English a road or railway line that leaves the main road or track and then joins it again further on
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
loop looped looped
Present Participle Third Person Singular
looping loops
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to make a loop or make something into a loop
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  2. [intransitive] to move in a circular direction that forms the shape of a loop
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  3. loop the loop to fly a plane up and around in a circle so that the plane is UPSIDE DOWN for a time
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loop used in phrases

  • Loop, the
    1. the central business area of Chicago. The name comes from an ELEVATED RAILWAY that forms a large circle or LOOP around the area.
  • closed loop (noun)
    1. a control system with a feedback loop that is active
  • closed-loop system (noun)
    1. a control system with a feedback loop that is active
  • drip loop (noun)
    1. a downward hanging loop in a line that runs to a building
  • feedback loop (noun)
    1. a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system
  • ground loop (noun)
    1. a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an aeroplane while moving along the ground
  • inside loop (noun)
    1. a loop consisting of a climb followed by inverted flight followed by a dive that returns to horizontal flight
  • loop gain (noun)
    1. telecommunication the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input
  • loop knot (noun)
    1. any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope
  • loop topology (noun)
    1. the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component
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