noun
loop
loop
noun
1
A shape made by a line or path that curves back to cross or meet itself.
"She tied the ribbon into a neat loop."
"The road forms a loop around the lake."
verb
1
To make something into a loop shape, or move in a repeating circular path.
"He looped the rope around the post."
"The plane looped through the sky at the air show."
2
To play or repeat something over and over.
"She looped the same song all afternoon while studying."
How to Use Loop
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA closed circular shape, or the act of repeating something (music, a path, a process) over and over.
Common mistake
"Keep me in the loop" (informed) is a completely different, figurative use from the physical shape.
Common pairings
in a loop
loop something
keep someone in the loop
Word Forms
looped past tense, Loops plural, loops singular
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Etymology
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."