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to loop

to loop

28 2.5
To wind something around to make a ring
  • verb
  • /luːp/
translation icon : formar un lazo
  • You loop the rope over the end of the beam there.
  • loop back
  • loop back to step

Then that's when I loop back, Stephen, to what you're saying.

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Examples

  • So I'm just going to use this and I'm just going to loop it through here through the truck.

  • Take this front piece of hair and loop it back.

    Christen Dominique

  • So we're gonna loop it down through here.

  • Yes, you can loop it around the table and... and pull it in.

    Saw X (2023)

  • You put the chains around the legs, you loop them, so there is actually two loops around each leg.

    Mars (2024)

  • So you've got your little piece of hair straightener underneath and then you loop the hair underneath and through.

  • Take this front piece of hair and loop it back to create a beautiful hairstyle.

  • You need to loop the rope around the tree to secure the tent properly.

  • To finish the project, you should loop the wire through the holes in the frame.

Synonyms

to wind
vsto loop
225 3.2

To wrap something around another thing in a coil

is narrower, used for curved or circular fastening not broad wrapping
to coil
vsto loop
7 3.8

To wind something into loops or move in a spiral

focuses on making single curved or circular fastenings rather than spirals

Antonyms

to straighten
114 2.5

Make something straight and in the right position

Idioms

in the loop
  • Informal
32 4.0

Knowing what is happening in a group or project

to knock for a loop
  • Informal
1 8.7

To surprise someone very much and leave them speechless

Phrasal Verbs

to keep in the loop
16 3.5

To make sure someone regularly gets the latest information

Compounds

feedback loop
  • Specialized
16 4.2

A system where part of what it makes is sent back to change how it works

loop-the-loop
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A complete vertical circle made by an aircraft as a flying stunt

closed loop
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A system that uses feedback to keep things like temperature at the right level

loop gain
  • Specialized
1 9.1

How much output an amplifier sends back to its input, affecting how steady it is

loop knot
1 5.3

A fixed ring in a rope that does not slip or change size

closed-loop system
  • Specialized
6.0

A control system that uses information from sensors to adjust itself automatically

closed-loop system
  • Specialized
5.2

A system that recovers, cleans, and reuses materials to avoid waste

drip loop
  • Specialized
6.7

A downward loop in a cable that stops water from running into a building

loop topology
  • Specialized
6.9

A network where computers connect in a closed ring

loop-line
  • Specialized
8.2

A train line that leaves a main line and later rejoins it

ground loop
  • Specialized
9.0

A sudden uncontrolled turn a plane makes while moving on the ground

inside loop
  • Specialized
9.8

A plane flight that climbs, flies upside down, then dives in a vertical circle with the pilot on the inside

outside loop
  • Specialized
9.9

A plane move where it dives, flies upside down, and then climbs back to level flight

How Coiled

to spiral
39 4.0
to coil
7 3.8
to loop
28 2.5
to bend
268 1.0

Surface Forms

loop infinitive
looped past
looped past participle
looping present participle
loops third person singular

Etymology

Loop as a verb comes from the same old word about 'running' or bending round, so to loop something is to make it turn back on itself into a curved or circular shape.