English noun: loop | |||
1. | loop (artifact) fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines | ||
Synonyms | cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast | ||
2. | loop (shape) anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Jordan curve, simple closed curve | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | band, belt, bight, drip loop, lobe, noose, running noose, slip noose | ||
3. | loop (process) (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated | ||
Samples | The solution took hundreds of iterations. | ||
Synonyms | iteration | ||
Broader (hypernym) | physical process, process | ||
Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
4. | loop (group) an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan) | ||
Samples | He's no longer in the loop. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack | ||
5. | loop (communication) the basic pattern of the human fingerprint | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fingerprint | ||
6. | loop (communication) a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied | ||
Broader (hypernym) | computer program, computer programme, program, programme | ||
7. | loop (cognition) the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component | ||
Synonyms | loop topology | ||
Broader (hypernym) | network topology, topology | ||
8. | loop (artifact) an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop | ||
Broader (hypernym) | intrauterine device, IUD | ||
9. | loop (artifact) a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates | ||
Synonyms | closed circuit | ||
Broader (hypernym) | circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | parallel circuit, shunt circuit | ||
Antonyms | open circuit | ||
10. | loop (act) a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane | ||
Synonyms | loop-the-loop | ||
Broader (hypernym) | airplane maneuver, flight maneuver | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | inside loop, outside loop | ||
English verb: loop | |||
1. | loop (motion) move in loops | ||
Samples | The bicycle looped around the tree. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | circle, circulate | ||
2. | loop (creation) make a loop in | ||
Samples | Loop a rope. | ||
Synonyms | intertwine | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | entwine, knit | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crochet, hook, noose | ||
3. | loop (motion) fly loops, perform a loop | ||
Samples | The stunt pilot looped his plane. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | circle, circulate | ||
4. | loop (contact) wind around something in coils or loops | ||
Examples | They loop the wire around the stick, The wires loop around the stick | ||
Synonyms | coil, curl | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | roll, twine, wind, wrap | ||
Antonyms | uncoil | ||
5. | loop (contact) fasten or join with a loop | ||
Samples | He looped the watch through his belt. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bind, tie | ||