| NOUN | artifact | loop, cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet | fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines |
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| shape | loop | anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) | |
| process | loop, iteration | (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated | |
| group | loop | an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan) | |
| communication | loop | the basic pattern of the human fingerprint | |
| communication | loop | a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied | |
| cognition | loop, loop topology | the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component | |
| artifact | loop | an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop | |
| artifact | loop, closed circuit | a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates | |
| act | loop, loop-the-loop | a flight maneuver | |
| VERB | motion | loop | move in loops |
| creation | loop, intertwine | make a loop in | |
| motion | loop | fly loops, perform a loop | |
| contact | loop, coil, curl | wind around something in coils or loops | |
| contact | loop | fasten or join with a loop |
| Sounds | luw'p | |
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| Rhymes | coop ... whoop: 27 rhymes with uwp... | |
| Meaning | fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines. | |
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| Synonyms | cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet | |
| Broader | fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place |
| Spanish | ojete | |
| Catalan | ullet | |
| Verbs | loop | fasten or join with a loop |
| Meaning | Anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself). | |
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| Narrower | band | A thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration |
| belt | endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys | |
| bight | A loop in a rope | |
| drip loop | A downward hanging loop in a line that runs to a building | |
| lobe | The enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern | |
| noose, running noose, slip noose | A loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot | |
| Broader | simple closed curve, Jordan curve | A closed curve that does not intersect itself |
| Spanish | bucle | |
| Catalan | bucle | |
| Adjectives | loopy | consisting of or covered with or having loops |
| Verbs | loop | wind around something in coils or loops |
| loop | make a loop in | |
| Meaning | (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated. | |
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| Synonym | iteration | |
| Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
| Broader | process, physical process | A sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states |
| Spanish | iteración | |
| Meaning | An inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan). | |
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| Example | "he's no longer in the loop" | |
| Broader | clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp | An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose |
| Meaning | The basic pattern of the human fingerprint. | |
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| Broader | fingerprint | A print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger |
| Meaning | A computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied. | |
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| Broader | program, programme, computer program, computer programme | (computer science) a sequence / sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute |
| Spanish | bucle, loop | |
| Catalan | bucle, cicle | |
| Meaning | The topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component. | |
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| Synonym | loop topology | |
| Broader | topology, network topology | The configuration of a communication network |
| Meaning | An intrauterine device in the shape of a loop. | |
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| Broader | intrauterine device, IUD | contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus |
| Meaning | A complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates. | |
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| Synonym | closed circuit | |
| Narrower | parallel circuit, shunt circuit | A closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit |
| Broader | circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit | An electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow |
| Opposite | open circuit | An incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows |
| Spanish | circuito cerrado | |
| Meaning | A flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane. | |
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| Synonym | loop-the-loop | |
| Narrower | inside loop | A loop consisting of a climb followed by inverted flight followed by a dive that returns to horizontal flight |
| outside loop | A loop consisting of a dive followed by inverted flight followed by a climb that returns to horizontal flight | |
| Broader | flight maneuver, airplane maneuver | A maneuver executed by an aircraft |
| Verbs | loop | fly loops, perform a loop |
| Meaning | Move in loops. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The bicycle looped around the tree" | |
| Broader | circle | Move in circles |
| Spanish | dar vueltas | |
| Meaning | make a loop in. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "loop a rope" | |
| Synonym | intertwine | |
| Narrower | crochet, hook | make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle |
| noose | make a noose in or of | |
| Broader | knit, entwine | Tie or link together |
| Spanish | anudar, enlazar, entrelazar | |
| Catalan | enllaçar, entrellaçar | |
| Nouns | loop | anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) |
| Meaning | fly loops, perform a loop. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "the stunt pilot looped his plane" | |
| Broader | circle | Move in circles |
| Nouns | loop | a flight maneuver |
| Meaning | wind around something in coils or loops. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | They loop the wire around the stick; The wires loop around the stick | |
| Synonyms | coil, curl | |
| Broader | wind, wrap, roll, twine | Arrange or or coil around |
| Opposite | uncoil | unwind or untwist |
| Spanish | enrollar, enroscar | |
| Catalan | cargolar-se, cargolar, enroscar, enrotllar-se, enrotllar | |
| Nouns | loop | anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) |
| Meaning | Fasten or join with a loop. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "He looped the watch through his belt" | |
| Broader | tie, bind | Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord |
| Spanish | encordar | |
| Catalan | encordar | |
| Nouns | loop | fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines |
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