loop

1. (noun) a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
Related Words: airplane maneuver, flight maneuver

2. (verb) fasten with a loop
Related Words: bind, tie

3. (verb) make a loop in, as of rope or string
Synonyms: intertwine
Related Words: crochet, entwine, hook, knit, noose

4. (verb) fly loops, perform a loop, as of an airplane
Related Words: circle, circulate

5. (verb) move in loops
Related Words: circle, circulate

6. (noun) an intrauterine contraceptive device in the shape of a loop
Related Words: birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device

7. (noun) a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
Related Words: computer program, computer programme, program, programme

8. (noun) the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
Related Words: fingerprint

9. (noun) an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop"
Related Words: camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack

10. (noun) anything with a round or oval shape that is closed or nearly closed
Synonyms: circuit
Related Words: belt, noose, round shape, running noose, slip noose

11. (verb) wind around something in coils or loops
Synonyms: coil, curl
Related Words: roll, wind, wrap

12. (noun) a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
Synonyms: closed circuit
Related Words: circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit

13. (noun) a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
Synonyms: cringle, eyelet, grommet
Related Words: fastener, fastening, holdfast



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