I. ˈlüp noun
Etymology: Middle English loupe; perhaps akin to Middle Dutch lupen to watch, peer
Date: 14th century
archaic : loophole 1a
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English loupe, of unknown origin
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : a curving or doubling of a line so as to form a closed or partly open curve within itself through which another line can be passed or into which a hook may be hooked
b. : such a fold of cord or ribbon serving as an ornament
2.
a. : something shaped like or suggestive of a loop
b. : a circular airplane maneuver executed in the vertical plane
3. : a ring or curved piece used to form a fastening, handle, or catch
4. : a closed electric circuit
5.
a. : a piece of film or magnetic tape whose ends are spliced together so as to project or play back the same material continuously
b. : a continuously repeated segment of music, dialogue, or images
a drum loop
6. : a series of instructions (as for a computer) that is repeated until a terminating condition is reached
7. : a sports league
8. : a select well-informed inner circle that is influential in decision making
out of the policy loop
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- for a loop
III. verb
Date: 1832
intransitive verb
1. : to make or form a loop
2. : to execute a loop in an airplane
3. : to move in loops or in an arc
transitive verb
1.
a. : to make a loop in, on, or about
b. : to fasten with a loop
2. : to join (two courses of loops) in knitting
3. : to connect (electric conductors) so as to complete a loop
4. : to cause to move in an arc