Loops

n. rope (or cord, thread, etc.) which has curved and doubled over itself leaving a circular opening; something which has a curved or circular shape; intrauterine device shaped like a loop; type of stunt performed by an airplane

v. form a loop, make a circular shape (with thread, string, etc.); fasten with a loop; perform a loop in an airplane

A loop is generally something that closes back on itself such as a circle or .
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The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) is a deepwater port in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana near the town of Port Fourchon. LOOP provides tanker offloading and temporary storage services for crude oil transported on some of the largest tankers in the world. Most tankers offloading at LOOP are too large for U.S. inland ports. LOOP handles 13 percent of the nation's foreign oil, about 1.2 million barrels a day, and connects by pipeline to 35 percent of the U.S. refining capability.
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Loop a turn or sharp curve in a cordlike structure. capillary loops minute endothelial tubes that carry blood in the papillae of the skin. [more]Loops - Community and Resources

Noun
1. fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
(synonym) cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet
(hypernym) fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
2. anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
(hypernym) simple closed curve, Jordan curve
(hyponym) belt
(derivation) coil, curl
3. (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations"
(synonym) iteration
(hypernym) process
(classification) computer science, computing
4. an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop"
(hypernym) clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp
5. the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
(hypernym) fingerprint
6. a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
(hypernym) program, programme, computer program, computer programme
7. the topology of a network whose components are connected in a loop
(synonym) loop topology
(hypernym) topology, network topology
8. an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
(hypernym) intrauterine device, IUD
9. a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
(synonym) closed circuit
(hypernym) circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
(hyponym) parallel circuit, shunt circuit
10. a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
(synonym) loop-the-loop
(hypernym) flight maneuver, airplane maneuver
(hyponym) inside loop
Verb
1. move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree"
(hypernym) circle, circulate
2. make a loop in; "loop a rope"
(synonym) intertwine
(hypernym) knit, entwine
(hyponym) crochet, hook
3. fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane"
(hypernym) circle, circulate
(derivation) loop-the-loop
4. wind around something in coils or loops
(synonym) coil, curl
(hypernym) wind, wrap, roll, twine
5. fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt"
(hypernym) tie, bind
(derivation) cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet

n. loop, eyelet