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Definition of loop verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

loop

verb

NAmE//lup//

Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they loop

he / she / it loops

past simple looped

-ing form looping

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1[transitive] loop something + adv./prep. to form or bend something into a loop He looped the strap over his shoulder. The horse's reins were looped around its neck.

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2[intransitive] + adv./prep. to move in a way that makes the shape of a loop The river loops around the valley. The ball looped high up in the air.

Idioms

loop the loop

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to fly or make a plane fly in a circle going up and down

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loop noun
in the loop
out of the loop
knock/throw somebody for a loop

Idioms

in the loop
out of the loop
knock/throw somebody for a loop

Nearby words

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loophole noun
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