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loop

1  [loop]
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–noun
1. a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
2. anything shaped more or less like a loop, as a line drawn on paper, a part of a letter, a part of a path, or a line of motion.
3. a curved piece or a ring of metal, wood, or the like, used for the insertion of something, as a handle, etc.
4. intrauterine device.
5. Aeronautics. a maneuver executed by an airplane in such a manner that the airplane describes a closed curve in a vertical plane.
6. a circular area at the end of a trolley line, railroad line, etc., where cars turn around.
7. an arm of a cloverleaf where traffic may turn off or onto a main road or highway.
8. Physics. the part of a vibrating string, column of air or other medium, etc., between two adjacent nodes.
9. Electricity. a closed electric or magnetic circuit.
10. Computers. the reiteration of a set of instructions in a routine or program.
11. a wire, usually of platinum, one end of which is curved to form a loop, used for transferring microorganisms from one medium to another.
12. a sand bar that encloses or nearly encloses a body of water.
13. Figure Skating. a school figure in which a skater traces a large half circle, a small oval within its arc, and another large half circle to complete the figure while remaining on the same skating edge.
14. the loop, a group or network of insiders or influential people; inner circle: to be out of the loop on policy decisions.
15. the Loop, the main business district of Chicago.
–verb (used with object)
16. to form into a loop.
17. to make a loop in.
18. to enfold or encircle in or with something arranged in a loop.
19. to fasten by forming into a loop, or by means of something formed into a loop (often fol. by up): to loop up the new draperies.
20. to cause (a missile or projectile) to trace a looping or looplike trajectory through the air: to loop a grenade into the building.
21. to fly (an airplane) in a loop or series of loops.
22. to construct a closed electric or magnetic circuit.
23. Movies. to complete by means of looping: We still have to loop the final scenes.
–verb (used without object)
24. to make or form a loop: The river loops around the two counties.
25. to move by forming loops, as a measuringworm.
26. to trace a looping or looplike path through the air: The fly ball looped high in the air.
27. to perform a loop or series of loops in an airplane.
28. Movies. to record dialogue, sound effects, etc., onto an existing film track or soundtrack.
—Idiom
29. throw or knock for a loop, to astonish or upset: Her quitting the project really threw me for a loop.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME loupe loop of cloth, perh. < ScotGael lub loop, bend

loop

2  [loop]
–noun Archaic.
a small or narrow opening, as in a wall; loophole.
Origin:
1300–50; ME loupe window; cf. MD lūpen peep, peer

loop

3  [loop]
–noun Metalworking.
a hot bloom of pasty consistency, to be worked under a hammer or in rolls.
Origin:
1665–75; < F loupe, special use of loupe wen, knob, gnarl ≪ Gmc. See loupe
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league 1   (lēg)   
n.  
  1. An association of states, organizations, or individuals for common action; an alliance.
  2. Sports An association of teams or clubs that compete chiefly among themselves. Also called loop1.
  3. A class or level of competition: The ski jump was out of his league.
v.   leagued, leagu·ing, leagues

v.   intr.
To come together in or as if in a league.
v.   tr.
To bring together in or as if in a league.

[Alteration (influenced by Italian lega) of Middle English liege, from Old French ligue, from Medieval Latin liga and from Old Italian lega, liga (from legare, to bind), both from Latin ligāre, to bind; see leig- in Indo-European roots.]
loop 1   (lōōp)   
n.  
    1. A length of line, thread, ribbon, or other thin material that is curved or doubled over making an opening.
    2. The opening formed by such a doubled line.
  2. Something having a shape, order, or path of motion that is circular or curved over on itself.
  3. Electricity A closed circuit.
  4. Computer Science A sequence of instructions that repeats either a specified number of times or until a particular condition is met.
  5. A type of loop-shaped intrauterine device.
  6. A flight maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane with the lateral axis of the aircraft remaining horizontal.
  7. A segment of film or magnetic tape whose ends are joined, making a strip that can be continuously replayed.
  8. Sports See league1.
v.   looped, loop·ing, loops

v.   tr.
  1. To form into a loop.
  2. To fasten, join, or encircle with loops or a loop.
  3. To fly (an aircraft) in a loop.
  4. To move in a loop or an arc.
  5. Electricity To join (conductors) so as to complete a circuit.
  6. To add or substitute (words) in a film by altering the sound track.
v.   intr.
  1. To form a loop.
  2. To move in a loop: "The couple looped constantly around the international social circuit" (Walter Isaacson).
  3. To make a loop in an aircraft.

[Middle English loupe, probably from Middle Irish lúb (perhaps influenced by Middle English lep, basket).]
loop 2   (lōōp)   
n.   Archaic
A loophole through which small arms may be fired.

[Middle English loupe; akin to Middle Dutch lūpen, to lie in wait, peer.]
Loop   (lōōp)   
The central business district of Chicago, Illinois. The Loop was originally named for a loop in the elevated railroad tracks.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Loop

Loop\, n. [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.]

Loop

Loop\, n. [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.

Loop

Loop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Looped; 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.
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Language Translation for : loop
Spanish: lazo,
German: die Schlinge,
Japanese: 輪
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loop 
c.1390, probably of Celtic origin (cf. Gael. lub "bend," Ir. lubiam), influenced by O.N. hlaup "a leap, run." In ref. to magnetic recording tape or film, first recorded 1931. Computer programming sense first attested 1947. The verb meaning "to form a loop" is first recorded 1856. Looped "drunk" is from 1934; loopy "crazy" is from 1925. To loop the loop (1902) originally was a stunt of bicycle-riding.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: loop
Pronunciation: 'lüp
Function: noun
1 : a curving or doubling of a line so as to form a closed or partly open curve within itselfthrough which another line can be passed
2 a : something (as an anatomical part) shaped like a loop —see LOOP OF HENLE, LIPPES LOOP b : a surgical electrode in the form of a loop
3 : a fingerprint in which some of the papillary ridges make a single backward turn without any twist
4 : a wire usually of platinum bent at one end into a small loop(usually four millimeters in inside diameter) and used in transferring microorganisms
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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loop (l&oomacr;p)
n.
A curve or bend in a cord or other cylindrical body, forming an oval or circular ring.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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loop programming
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)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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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).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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loop

see in the loop; knock for a loop.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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