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    Definitions

    1 | noun | fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines 2 | noun | anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) 3 | noun | (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated 4 | noun | an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan) 5 | noun | the basic pattern of the human fingerprint 6 | noun | a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied 7 | 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 8 | noun | an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop (15 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    l'oop (IPA: lˈup)

    Hyphenation

    loop (no hyphenation) (4 letters | 1 syllable)

    First known use in English

    1390 (Late Middle ages) (635 years ago)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected forms

    loops | looped | looping

    Synonyms

    cringle | eyelet | grommet | grummet | annulus | eye | hoop | ring | iteration | inner circle | loop topology | coil | intrauterine device | closed circuit | loop-the-loop | ... (total: 17)

    Antonym

    line

    Narrower terms

    band | belt | bight | lobe | noose | running noose | slip noose | parallel circuit | shunt circuit | inside loop | outside loop | crochet | hook (total: 13)

    Broader terms

    fastener | fastening | fixing | holdfast | Jordan curve | simple closed curve | physical process | process | camp | clique | coterie | ingroup | inner circle | pack | fingerprint | ... (total: 38)

    Rhymes

    coop | coupe | croup | droop | drupe | dupe | goop | group | hoop | loupe | poop | recoup | regroup | scoop | sloop | ... (total: 23) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Homophone

    loupe

    Lexically close words

    bloop | coop | goop | hoop | look | loom | loon | loopy | loos | loot | poop | sloop (total: 12)

    Anagrams

    polo | pool

    Phrases

    closed loop | closed-loop system | drip loop | feedback loop | ground loop | loop gain | loop knot | loop-line | loop-the-loop | loop topology (total: 10)

    Translations

    Spanish: | lazo (general) French: | boucle (general) Portuguese: | laço (general) | volta (general) German: | Schlaufe (general) Japanese: | 乳 (common noun) | 環 (common noun) | 輪 (common noun) | 環状網 (common noun) | 環状ネットワーク (common noun)

    Other notable uses

    Loop (US population: 2110 people, white: 93%)

    Loop (Germany, 189 people) | Farm Loop (Alaska, 2747 people)

    In the Loop

    loop.com | loop.org

    Crossword puzzle clues

    Aerial maneuver | Aerobatic maneuver | Aeronautical maneuver | Ankh feature | Ankh's top | Bow part | Chicago area, with "the" | Chicago district, with "the" | Chicago locale, with "the" | Circle | ... (total: 23) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    6 (International English) | 6 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) ???-5667

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