loop

loop
loop1 [lu:p] n
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1¦(shape or line)¦
2¦(computer)¦
3¦(film/music)¦
4 be in the loop/be out of the loop
5 knock/throw somebody for a loop
6¦(road/railway)¦
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[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Perhaps from Scottish Gaelic lub 'loop, bend']
1.) ¦(SHAPE OR LINE)¦
a shape like a curve or a circle made by a line curving back towards itself, or a piece of wire, string etc that has this shape
loop of wire/rope/string etc
▪ A loop of wire held the gate shut.
belt loop
(=a loop of material for holding a belt on trousers etc)
2.) ¦(COMPUTER)¦
a set of operations in a computer program that are continuously repeated
3.) ¦(FILM/MUSIC)¦
a film or music loop contains images or sounds that are continuously repeated
4.) be in the loop/be out of the loop informal
to be or not be part of a group of people who make important decisions
5.) knock/throw sb for a loop
AmE informal to surprise and upset someone
6.) ¦(ROAD/RAILWAY)¦
BrE a road or railway line that leaves the main road or track and then joins it again further on
loop 2
loop2 v
1.) [I and T]
to make a loop or make something into a loop
loop sth over/around etc sth
▪ He looped the rope over the post.
2.) [I]
to move in a circular direction that forms the shape of a loop
▪ The ball looped over the goalkeeper into the back of the net.
3.) loop the loop
to fly a plane up and around in a circle so that the plane is ↑upside down for a time

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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