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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Loop \Loop\ (l[=oo]p), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Looped} (l[=oo]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Looping}.] To make a loop of or in; to fasten with a loop or loops; -- often with up; as, to loop a string; to loop up a curtain.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Loop \Loop\ (l[=oo]p), noun [G. luppe an iron lump. Cf. {Looping}.] (Iron Works) A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls. [Written also {loup}.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Loop \Loop\, noun [Cf. Ir. & Gael. lub loop, noose, fold, thong, bend, lub to bend, incline.]
1. A fold or doubling of a thread, cord, rope, etc., through which another thread, cord, etc., can be passed, or which a hook can be hooked into; an eye, as of metal; a staple; a noose; a bight.
That the probation bear no hinge, nor loop To hang a doubt on. --Shak.
2. A small, narrow opening; a loophole.
And stop all sight-holes, every loop from whence The eye of Reason may pry in upon us. --Shak.
3. A curve of any kind in the form of a loop.
4. (Telegraphy) A wire forming part of a main circuit and returning to the point from which it starts.
5. (Acoustics) The portion of a vibrating string, air column, etc., between two nodes; -- called also {ventral segment}.
{Loop knot}, a single knot tied in a doubled cord, etc. so as to leave a loop beyond the knot. See Illust. of {Knot}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
loop
noun
1: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines [syn: {cringle}, {eyelet}, {grommet}, {grummet}]
2: anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
3: (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations" [syn: {iteration}]
4: an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop"
5: the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
6: a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
7: the topology of a network whose components are connected in a loop [syn: {loop topology}]
8: an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
9: a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates [syn: {closed circuit}] [ant: {open circuit}]
10: a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane [syn: {loop-the-loop}]
verb
1: move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree"
2: make a loop in; "loop a rope" [syn: {intertwine}]
3: fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane"
4: wind around something in coils or loops [syn: {coil}, {curl}] [ant: {uncoil}]
5: fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
255 Moby Thesaurus words for "loop": O, air hole, ambit, annular muscle, annulus, arc, arch, areola, armhole, association, aureole, band, bank, beat, begird, belt, belt in, bend, bend back, beset, bilge, blain, bleb, blister, blob, blowhole, boss, bow, braid, break, broken circuit, bubble, bulb, bulge, bulla, bullet-hole, bump, bunch, bunghole, burl, button, cahot, chaplet, chine, cincture, circle, circlet, circuit, circuital field, circumference, circus, closed circle, closed circuit, clump, coil, compass, complete circuit, condyle, conference, convex, corona, coronet, crab, cringle, crook, crown, curl, curve, cycle, dead circuit, deadeye, decurve, deflect, diadem, dip, discus, disk, dome, dowel, ear, embow, encincture, encircle, encompass, engird, enlace, ensphere, entwine, eternal return, eye, eyelet, fairy ring, feather, fishtail, flange, flap, flex, full circle, gall, galvanic circuit, garland, gasket, gird, girdle, glory, gnarl, grommet, ground loop, guide, halo, handle, hill, hook, hoop, hot circuit, hump, hunch, incurvate, incurve, inflect, interknit, interlace, intertie, intertissue, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, intort, jog, joggle, keyhole, knit, knob, knot, knothole, knur, knurl, lace, lap, lasso, lateral circuit, leg, lip, live circuit, logical circle, loom, loophole, looplet, lump, magic circle, magnetic circuit, manhole, mat, microcircuit, mole, mountain, mousehole, multiple circuit, multiple series, net, nevus, noose, nub, nubbin, nubble, orbit, papilloma, path, peephole, peg, pigeonhole, pinhole, placket, placket hole, plait, pleach, plow, porpoise, porthole, printed circuit, pull out, pull up, punch-hole, push down, raddle, radius, recurve, reflect, reflex, retroflex, revolution, rib, ridge, ring, roll, rondelle, round, round trip, roundel, rounds, sag, saucer, series multiple, short, short circuit, shoulder, sideslip, skid, sphincter, spin, spine, spiracle, spiral, splice, staple, stud, stunt, style, swag, sweep, tab, tap, tie, tissue, tour, tubercle, tubercule, turn, twill, twine, twine around, twist, undulate, vault, vector field, vent, venthole, verruca, vesicle, vicious circle, wale, walk, wart, wattle, weave, web, welt, wheel, whorl, wind, wreath, wreathe, wreathe around, yaw, zone
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
loop A sequence of {instructions} that the {processor} repeats, either until some condition is met, or indefinitely. In an {structured language} (e.g. {C}, {Pascal}, {BASIC}, or {Fortran}), a loop is usually achieved with {for loop}, {while loop} or {repeat loop} constructs. In other languages these constructs may be synthesised with a {jump} ({assembly language}) or a {GOTO} (early Fortran or BASIC). (1999-05-06)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Loop, TX Zip code(s): 79342
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Loop a knotted "eye" of cord, corresponding to the "taches" or knobs in the edges of the curtains of the tabernacle, for joining them into a continuous circuit, fifty to a curtain (Ex. 26:4, 5, 10, 11).
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