loop [looploopsloopedlooping] noun, verb BrE [luːp] NAmE [luːp] noun 1. a shape like a curve or circle made by a line curving right round and crossing itself •The road went in a huge loop around the lake. •Duclair is a small town on a loop of the River Seine. 2. a piece of rope, wire, etc. in the shape of a curve or circle •He tied a loop of rope around his arm. •Make a loop in the string. •a belt loop (= on trousers/pants, etc. for holding a belt in place) 3. a strip of film or tape on which the pictures and sound are repeated continuously •The film is on a loop. • (figurative)His mind kept turning in an endless loop. 4. (computing)a set of instructions that is repeated again and again until a particular condition is satisfied 5. a complete ↑circuit for electrical current 6. (BrE)a railway line or road that leaves the main track or road and then joins it again 7.the Loop (US, informal)the business centre of the US city of Chicago
Word Origin: late Middle English: of unknown origin; compare with Scottish Gaelic lùb ‘loop, bend’.
Example Bank: •Put the other end of the string through the loop. •The audio tape runs in a continuous loop lasting thirty minutes. •positive and negative feedback loops •He attached the keys to a belt loop on his jeans. Idioms: ↑in the loop▪ ↑knock somebody for a loop▪ ↑loop the loop▪ ↑out of the loop
verb 1. transitive ~ sth + adv./prep. to form or bend sth into a ↑loop •He looped the strap over his shoulder. •The horse's reins were looped around its neck. 2. intransitive + adv./prep. to move in a way that makes the shape of a ↑loop •The river loops around the valley. •The ball looped high up in the air. Verb forms:
Word Origin: late Middle English: of unknown origin; compare with Scottish Gaelic lùb ‘loop, bend’.
Example Bank: •The horse's reins were looped around its neck.
