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say it: loop
loop is a noun and verb meaning "fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines". It is pronounced /ˈlup/ — loop. It carries 15 recorded senses.
an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)
“he's no longer in the loop”
the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component
an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for loop come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.