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| Back | noun, verb BrE /luːp/NAmE /luːp/ noun 1 a shape like a curve or circle made by a line curving right round and crossing itselfThe road went in a huge loop around the lake. Duclair is a small town on a loop of the River Seine. 2 a piece of rope, wire, etc. in the shape of a curve or circleHe tied a loop of rope around his arm. Make a loop in the string. a belt loop (= on trousers/pants, etc. for holding a belt in place) 3 a strip of film or tape on which the pictures and sound are repeated continuouslyThe film is on a loop. (figurative) His mind kept turning in an endlessloop. 4 (computing) a set of instructions that is repeated again and again until a particular condition is satisfied5 a complete circuit for electrical current6 (BrE) a railway line or road that leaves the main track or road and then joins it again7 the Loop (US, informal) the business centre of the US city of Chicago in the ˈloop| out of the ˈloop (informal) part of a group of people that is dealing with sth important; not part of this groupA 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 sb for a ˈloop (NAmE, informal) to shock or surprise sbThe result of the election knocked most people for a loop. verb 1 [transitive] ~ sth + adv./prep. to form or bend sth into a loopHe looped the strap over his shoulder. The horse's reins were looped around its neck. 2 [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. ˌloop the ˈloop to fly or make a plane fly in a circle going up and down |
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