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loop
1[ loop ]
/ lup /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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Idioms about loop
in / out of the loop, included in or excluded from a group of people who receive the latest information about something: She’s often out of the loop on policy decisions.
throw / knock for a loop, to astonish or upset: Her quitting the project really threw me for a loop.
Origin of loop
1First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English loupe “loop of cloth,” of uncertain origin; probably from Gaelic lub “bend, loop”
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Other definitions for loop (2 of 3)
Origin of loop
2First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English loupe, loup “loophole”; compare Middle Dutch lūpen “lie in wait, peep, peer”
Other definitions for loop (3 of 3)
loop3
[ loop ]
/ lup /
noun Metalworking.
a hot bloom of pasty consistency, to be worked under a hammer or in rolls.
Origin of loop
3First recorded in 1665–75; from French loupe, special use of loupe “wen, knob, gnarl,” ultimately from Germanic; see loupe
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British Dictionary definitions for loop (1 of 2)
loop1
/ (luːp) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for loop
C14: loupe, origin unknown
British Dictionary definitions for loop (2 of 2)
Word Origin for loop
C14: perhaps related to Middle Dutch lupen to watch, peer
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Medical definitions for loop
loop
[ lōōp ]
n.
A curve or bend in a cord or other cylindrical body, forming an oval or circular ring.
A type of loop-shaped intrauterine device.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with loop
loop
see in the loop; knock for a loop.
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