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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.0.48 [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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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 WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noun
1: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines [syn: {cringle}, {eyelet}, {loop}, {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}, {loop}]
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 serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component [syn: {loop topology}, {loop}]
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}, {loop}] [ant: {open circuit}]
10: a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane [syn: {loop}, {loop-the-loop}]
verb
1: move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree"
2: make a loop in; "loop a rope" [syn: {loop}, {intertwine}]
3: fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane"
4: wind around something in coils or loops [syn: {coil}, {loop}, {curl}] [ant: {uncoil}]
5: fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt"
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