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17 Definitions of: loop

1. noun, the round or oval shape formed by a line, string, etc, that curves around to cross itself
2. noun, any round or oval-shaped thing that is closed or nearly closed
3. noun, a piece of material, such as string, curved round and fastened to form a ring or handle for carrying by
4. noun, an intrauterine contraceptive device in the shape of a loop
5. noun, electronics a) a closed electric or magnetic circuit through which a signal can circulate b)short for loop aerial
6. noun, a flight manoeuvre in which an aircraft flies one complete circle in the vertical plane
7. noun, Also called: loop line a railway branch line which leaves the main line and rejoins it after a short distance
8. noun, maths physics a closed curve on a graph
9. noun, another name for antinode
10. noun, anatomy a) the most common basic pattern of the human fingerprint, formed by several sharply rising U-shaped ridges. Compare arch, whorl b) a bend in a tubular structure, such as the U-shaped curve in a kidney tubule (Henle's loop or loop of Henle)
11. noun, computing a series of instructions in a program, performed repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
12. noun, skating a jump in which the skater takes off from a back outside edge, makes one, two, or three turns in the air, and lands on the same back outside edge
13. noun, a group of people to whom information is circulated (esp in the phrases in or out of the loop)
14. verb, to make a loop in or of (a line, string, etc)
15. verb, to fasten or encircle with a loop or something like a loop
16. verb, Also: loop the loop to cause (an aircraft) to perform a loop or (of an aircraft) to perform a loop
17. verb, to move in loops or in a path like a loop
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1. noun, an archaic word for loophole
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Synonyms:	turn, connect, curve, ring, circle, bend, twist, curl, spiral, hoop	And more...

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