loop
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Is loop a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of loop?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (programming) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
2. (graph theory) An edge that begins and ends on the same vertex.
3. (topology) A path that starts and ends at the same point.
4. (transport) A bus or rail route, walking route, etc. that starts and ends at the same point.
5. (rail transport) A place at a terminus where trains or trams can turn round and go back the other way without having to reverse; a balloon loop, turning loop, or reversing loop.Examples: "In 1908 the line was extended to a station called Wood Lane, which was built on a terminal track loop so that trains could turn round and go back the other way, [...]"
6. (rail transport) A passing loop.Examples: "Basingstoke-Exeter will test this. From Salisbury westwards, it's largely single-track since British Rail downgraded it in 1967. There's a ten-mile loop between Templecombe and Yeovil, as well as shorter loops at Chard, Axminster and Honiton."
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To form something into a loop.transitive
2. (transitive) To fasten or encircle something with a loop.transitive
3. (transitive) To fly an aircraft in a loop.transitive
4. (transitive) To move something in a loop.transitive
5. (transitive) To play something (such as a song or video) in a loop.transitive
6. (transitive) To join electrical components to complete a circuit.transitive
name (English)
1. (Melbourne, informal, in the singular) The City Loop.Examples: "Does this train go through the Loop?"informalsingular
Definition source: Wiktionary