SkyfireDict

loop   (TTS Sound)

The noun loop has 10 senses

• cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet -- (fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines)


• loop -- (anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself))


• iteration, loop -- ((computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations")


• loop -- (an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop")


• loop -- (the basic pattern of the human fingerprint)


• loop -- (a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied)


• loop topology, loop -- (the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component)


• loop -- (an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop)


• closed circuit, loop -- (a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates)


• loop, loop-the-loop -- (a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane)

The verb loop has 5 senses

• loop -- (move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree")


• loop, intertwine -- (make a loop in; "loop a rope")


• loop -- (fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane")


• coil, loop, curl -- (wind around something in coils or loops)


• loop -- (fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt")