loopnoun [ C ]
uk/luːp/us/luːp/the curved shape made when something long and thin, such as a piece of string, bends until one part of it nearly touches or crosses another part of it:
belt loops
a loop of string
the loop of the river
in/on a loop
If something runs in a loop, or is on a loop, it runs continuously, so that the same things are repeated again and again:
The tape ran in a continuous loop, repeating the same songs over and over.
a type of IUD
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Geometry: bends, loops & curves
- anfractuous
- arc
- bend
- coil
- curve
- dogleg
- helix
- hyperbola
- kink
- meander
- parabola
- peaked
- spiral
- swoosh
- trajectory
- turn
- twist
- whirl
- whorl
- wraparound
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Idiom(s)
be in the loop/be out of the loop
knock/throw sb for a loop
loopverb [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]
uk/luːp/us/luːp/to make a loop or curve:
Loop the rope over the bar.
Turn left where the road loops round the farm buildings.
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Bending, twisting and curving
- bent
- bowed
- buckle
- contort
- convoluted
- crook
- flexure
- fluted
- intertwine
- interweave
- matted
- meander
- meandering
- sinuous
- twiddly
- twine
- twisted
- twisty
- warp
- wring
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Idiom(s)
loop the loop