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Word: loop (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A complete circuit for an electric current.
  • A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening; the opening so formed
  • A loop-shaped intrauterine device
  • a maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane
  • An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
  • A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
  • computing A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
  • graph theory An edge consisting of two identical nodes.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To form a loop
  • intransitive To move in a loop
  • transitive To fasten or encircle something with a loop
  • transitive To fly an aircraft in a loop
  • transitive To form something into a loop
  • transitive To join electrical components to complete a circuit
  • transitive To move something in a loop

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