loop definition

1. anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
2. an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)
• examples: he's no longer in the loop
3. the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
4. a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
5. the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component
6. an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
7. a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
8. move in loops
• examples: The bicycle looped around the tree
9. make a loop in
• examples: loop a rope
10. fly loops, perform a loop
• examples: the stunt pilot looped his plane
11. fasten or join with a loop
• examples: He looped the watch through his belt