Loop

A Loop
Loop

A Loop is the curved shape made when something long and thin, such as a piece of string, bends until one part of it nearly touches or crosses another part of it:

Example of Loop


  • belt loops


  • a loop of string


  • the loop of the river


  • in/on a loop

    If something runs in a loop, or is on a loop, it runs continuously, so that the same things are repeated again and again:

    Example of Loop in a Sentence


  • The tape ran in a continuous loop, repeating the same songs over and over.

  • The road loops around the pond.

  • when it loops, it goes on forever