loop

US /luːp/
UK /luːp/
"loop" picture
1.

a shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself, or by a piece of string, wire, etc., that is bent into a curve and has its ends crossed or joined

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Tie the rope into a loop.
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The road makes a wide loop around the mountain.
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coilringcirclecurvebend
2.

a continuous piece of film, tape, or wire that allows a sound or image to be repeated continuously

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The song was on a continuous loop.
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They played the video on a loop at the exhibition.
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cyclerepetitioncircuit
1.

to form (something) into a loop or loops

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She looped the scarf around her neck.
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The pilot looped the plane in a daring maneuver.
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coilwindtwistcurl
2.

to perform part of a computer program or a sequence of instructions repeatedly

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The program will loop until the condition is met.
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We need to loop through all the items in the list.
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iteraterepeatcycle
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in the loopfeedback loopout of the loop