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loope

loope is the obsolete form of loop.

Meaning of loop

Noun

loop (plural loops)

  1. A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
  2. The opening so formed.
  3. A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
    • Arches, loops, and whorls are patterns found in fingerprints.
  4. A process that returns to its beginning and then repeats itself in the same sequence.
    • feedback loop
    Synonyms:
    cycle
  5. A ring road or beltway.
  6. An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
    • He can hang out in the back room of the local adult bookstore […] and hope for a stand-up blow-job through the glory hole in the partition of the two booths that show gay loops.1979 December 8, anonymous author, “The Small Town”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 20, page 5

See all 34 meanings of loop

Forms of loope

pluralloopes

Questions about loope

What is loope the obsolete form of?
Loope is the obsolete form of loop.

Words near loope in the dictionary

  1. loop-windows
  2. loopability
  3. loopable
  4. loopback
  5. loopbacks
  6. loope
  7. looped
  8. looped e
  9. looped in
  10. looped the loop
  11. looped up

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