loop
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- A loop in a rope or thread is formed when the line is laid on top of itself so that an opening is formed.
- To tie the knot, first create a loop.
- (computing) A loop is a part of a computer program that repeats.
- My program became stuck in an infinite loop.
Verb
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- (transitive) To loop something is to make it into the shape of a loop.
- Loop the rope over your hands.
- (transitive) To move in a loop is to move in the path of a loop.
- The plane looped above us.