loop

loop
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[[t]lup[/t]]
n.
1) a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts
2) anything shaped more or less like a loop
3) a curved piece or a ring used for the insertion of something or as a handle
4) rai a circular area at the end of a trolley line, railroad line, etc., where cars turn around
5) trs an arm of a cloverleaf where traffic may turn off or onto a main road or highway
6) med
intrauterine device
7) aer. a maneuver executed by an airplane in such a manner that the airplane describes a closed curve in a vertical plane
8) elm a closed electric or magnetic circuit
9) cmp the reiteration of a set of instructions in a computer routine or program
10) a piece of magnetic tape or film with the ends joined to form an endless strip so that the same material is continuously replayed
11) phs
antinode
12) inf the loop, a group or network of insiders or influential people; inner circle:
to be out of the loop on policy decisions[/ex]
13) geg the Loop, the main business district of Chicago
14) to form into a loop
15) to make a loop in
16) to enfold or encircle in or with something arranged in a loop
17) to fasten by forming into a loop or by means of a loop:
to loop up the draperies[/ex]
18) to cause (a missile or projectile) to trace a looping or looplike trajectory through the air
19) aer. to fly (an airplane) in a loop or series of loops
20) mot sbz to complete or alter (a film or film segment) by recording new or more dialogue or other sound onto the existing soundtrack
21) to make or form a loop:
The river loops around the two counties[/ex]
22) to move by forming loops, as a measuringworm, or by tracing a looplike path
23) aer. to perform a loop or series of loops in an airplane
24) mot sbz to record dialogue, sound effects, etc., onto an existing film track or soundtrack
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Etymology: 1350–1400; ME loupe loop of cloth, perh. < ScotGael lub loop, bend II
loop
[[t]lup[/t]] n. archaic
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Etymology: 1300–50; ME loupe window

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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