loop

[US]/luːp/
[UK]/luːp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. circle, ring, circuit

vt. & vi. to form a circle or circuit

Phrases & Collocations

infinite loop

loop through

nested loop

loop back

looping mechanism

closed loop

loop control

loop system

open loop

control loop

closed loop system

feedback loop

phase-locked loop

current loop

hysteresis loop

in the loop

inner loop

double loop

phase locked loop

outer loop

loop filter

position loop

single loop

Example Sentences

Loop the curtains up.

Loop the rope around the pole.

The river loops around the city.

A lot of people want to be in the loop on this operation.

Loop that end of the rope through this and knot it.

The brook loops around the farm.

The plane looped the loop then disappeared into the distance.

You should learn the overhand knot, overhand loop, bowline, double-loop bowline, figure-of-eight loop, ring bend, and fisherman’s knot.

The origin of hemorrhage of peripapillary arterial loop might result from the loop and its adjacent capillaries.

The airman looped the loop three times and won the cheer in chorus from the spectators.

the case has a loop for attachment to your waist belt.

the canal loops for two miles through the city.

She put a loop of rope around the cow's neck.

The loop of string makes a handle for the parcel.

I have to loop the rope round the gate of the garden.

she looped her arms around his neck.

The safety part in hoistway and pit is finished, safety loop is connective.

Crimson draperies were looped along the walls.

Real-world Examples

And the final obstacle is the PURPLE loop.

Source: Coilbook Enlightenment Animation

But It takes 30 hours for Deimos to loop.

Source: Children's Encyclopedia Song

Some remain hopelessly stuck in a loop of infantile foolishness.

Source: Focus on the Oscars

One loop equals one-quarter of a mile.

Source: Weight loss and slimming spoken English.

Surveillance capitalism is the feedback loop between surveillance and capitalism.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

In the best case, gratitude can trigger a feedback loop.

Source: Kurzgesagt science animation

The result is an unhealthy loop.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

I have no-- there's no feedback loop that's like, yes.

Source: Chronicle of Contemporary Celebrities

Ove makes an extra loop to the end of the pathway.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

But if it takes off, it could help close the loop on trash.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2019 Collection

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