Loop

·noun A small, narrow opening; a loophole.

II. Loop ·noun A curve of any kind in the form of a loop.

III. Loop ·noun A wire forming part of a main circuit and returning to the point from which it starts.

IV. Loop ·noun A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls.

V. Loop ·noun The portion of a vibrating string, air column, ·etc., between two nodes;

— called also ventral segment.

VI. Loop ·vt To make a loop of or in; to fasten with a loop or loops;

— often with up; as, to loop a string; to loop up a curtain.

VII. Loop ·noun A fold or doubling of a thread, cord, rope, ·etc., through which another thread, cord, ·etc., can be passed, or which a hook can be hooked into; an eye, as of metal; a staple; a noose; a bight.