loop

noun

/luːp/

Idioms

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a shape like a curve or circle made by a line curving right round
- The road went in a huge loop around the lake.
- Duclair is a small town on a loop of the River Seine.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- continuous
- endless
- closed
- …
verb + loop
- form
- make
preposition
- in a/the loop
- through a/the loop
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a piece of rope, wire, etc. in the shape of a curve or circle
- He tied a loop of rope around his arm.
- Make a loop in the string.
- a belt loop (= on trousers, etc. for holding a belt in place)
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- continuous
- endless
- closed
- …
verb + loop
- form
- make
preposition
- in a/the loop
- through a/the loop
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a long, narrow piece of film or tape on which the pictures and sound are repeated continuously
- The film is on a loop.
- (figurative) His mind kept turning in an endless loop.
Extra Examples
- The audio tape runs in a continuous loop lasting thirty minutes.
- positive and negative feedback loops
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- continuous
- endless
- closed
- …
verb + loop
- form
- make
preposition
- in a/the loop
- through a/the loop
See full entry
(computing) a set of instructions that is repeated again and again until a particular condition is satisfied
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- continuous
- endless
- closed
- …
verb + loop
- form
- make
preposition
- in a/the loop
- through a/the loop
See full entry
a complete circuit for electrical current
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- continuous
- endless
- closed
- …
verb + loop
- form
- make
preposition
- in a/the loop
- through a/the loop
See full entry
(British English) a railway line or road that leaves the main track or road and then joins it againTopics Transport by bus and trainc2
the Loop
(US English, informal) the business centre of the US city of Chicago

Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin; compare with Scottish Gaelic lùb ‘loop, bend’.

Idioms

in the loop | out of the loop

(informal) part of a group of people that is dealing with something important; not part of this group
- A lot of people want to be in the loop on this operation.
- Lawton had gradually been cut out of the loop on legal reviews.

knock/throw somebody for a loop

(North American English, informal) to shock or surprise somebody
- The result of the election knocked most people for a loop.

loop

verb

/luːp/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they loop	/luːp/ /luːp/
he / she / it loops	/luːps/ /luːps/
past simple looped	/luːpt/ /luːpt/
past participle looped	/luːpt/ /luːpt/
-ing form looping	/ˈluːpɪŋ/ /ˈluːpɪŋ/

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[transitive] loop something + adv./prep. to form or bend something into a loop
- He looped the strap over his shoulder.
- The horse’s reins were looped around its neck.
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to move in a way that makes the shape of a loop
- The river loops around the valley.
- The ball looped high up in the air.

Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin; compare with Scottish Gaelic lùb ‘loop, bend’.

Idioms

loop the loop

to fly or make a plane fly in a circle going up and down