loop

The word “loop” means a shape made by a line or path that curves back to cross or meet itself. In plain terms, a closed circular shape, or the act of repeating something (music, a path, a process) over and over.

“Loop” is pronounced loop (/luːp/ in IPA).

Here is “loop” used in a sentence: “She tied the ribbon into a neat loop.”

Depending on how it is used, “loop” can be a noun and a verb.

The word “loop” comes from Middle English. From Middle English loupe ("noose, loop"), likely tracing back to an Old Norse word for running or leaping, via the idea of a "running knot.".

“Loop” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Loop” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a shape made by a line or path that curves back to cross or meet itself.

A circle is a perfectly round closed curve where every point is the same distance from the centre. A loop is any shape made by a line or path that curves back to cross or meet itself, and it does not have to be round or regular. Every circle can act as a loop, but most loops are not circles.

A loop is a single curve where a line crosses or meets itself. A coil is a series of loops wound around, forming a spiral or helix, such as a coil of rope or wire. A coil is essentially many loops stacked together.

"Loop" appears in "loophole," "feedback loop," "closed loop," and "loop around." As a verb it means to make something into a loop shape or move in a repeating circular path, as in "loop the string" or "the video loops."