loop
A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
Other meanings
The opening so formed.
A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
“Arches, loops, and whorls are patterns found in fingerprints.”
Related words
- looper
- loopful
- loopless
- looplet
- looplight
- looplike
- loopoid
- looptail
- looptop
- loopwise
- loopy
- multiloop
Example sentences
Word history
From Old Norse "hlaup" (a run).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “loop” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.