loop

Sense 1 noun

fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

Sense 2 verb

move in loops

The bicycle looped around the tree

Sense 3 noun

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

Sense 4 verb

make a loop in

loop a rope

Sense 5 noun

(computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated

the solution took hundreds of iterations

Sense 6 verb

fly loops, perform a loop

the stunt pilot looped his plane

Sense 7 noun

an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)

he's no longer in the loop

Sense 8 verb

wind around something in coils or loops

Sense 9 noun

the basic pattern of the human fingerprint

Sense 10 verb

fasten or join with a loop

He looped the watch through his belt

Sense 11 noun

a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied

Sense 12 noun

the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component

Sense 13 noun

an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop

Sense 14 noun

a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates

Sense 15 noun

a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane