| Noun | 1. | loop - fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines | |
| 2. | loop - anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)belt - endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys drip loop - a downward hanging loop in a line that runs to a building; "when it rained water would fall from the drip loop before it reached the building" lobe - the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern | |
| 3. | loop - (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations"computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures process - a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls" | |
| 4. | loop - an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop" | |
| 5. | loop - the basic pattern of the human fingerprintfingerprint - biometric identification from a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used as evidence in criminal investigations | |
| 6. | loop - a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied | |
| 7. | loop - the topology of a network whose components are connected in a loop | |
| 8. | loop - an intrauterine device in the shape of a loopintrauterine device, IUD - contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus | |
| 9. | loop - a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulatesparallel circuit, shunt circuit - a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit | |
| 10. | loop - a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical planeinside loop - a loop consisting of a climb followed by inverted flight followed by a dive that returns to horizontal flight outside loop - a loop consisting of a dive followed by inverted flight followed by a climb that returns to horizontal flight | |
| Verb | 1. | loop - move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree" | |
| 2. | loop - make a loop in; "loop a rope"crochet, hook - make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day" noose - make a noose in or of | |
| 3. | loop - fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane" | |
| 4. | loop - wind around something in coils or loopswrap, twine, wind, roll - wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool" | |
| 5. | loop - fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt"tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" | |