The noun loop has 10 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet -- (fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines)
2. loop -- (anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself))
3. iteration, loop -- ((computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations")
4. loop -- (an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop")
5. loop -- (the basic pattern of the human fingerprint)
6. loop -- (a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied)
7. loop topology, loop -- (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. loop -- (an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop)
9. closed circuit, loop -- (a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates)
10. loop, loop-the-loop -- (a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane)
Overview of verb loop
The verb loop has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) loop -- (move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree")
2. (1) loop, intertwine -- (make a loop in; "loop a rope")
3. loop -- (fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane")
4. coil, loop, curl -- (wind around something in coils or loops)
5. loop -- (fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt")