{
    "term": "loop",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "image": "data/images/kn/knot_loop_coil_bow.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a shape like a curve or circle made by a line curving right round",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The road went in a huge loop around the lake."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Duclair is a small town on a loop of the River Seine."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["continuous", "endless", "closed"],
                "verb + loop": ["form", "make"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the loop", "through a/​the loop"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a piece of rope, wire, etc. in the shape of a curve or circle",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He tied a loop of rope around his arm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Make a loop in the string."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a belt loop *(= on trousers, etc. for holding a belt in place)*"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["continuous", "endless", "closed"],
                "verb + loop": ["form", "make"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the loop", "through a/​the loop"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a long, narrow piece of film or tape on which the pictures and sound are repeated continuously",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The film is on a loop."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His mind kept turning in an endless loop."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The audio tape runs in a continuous loop lasting thirty minutes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The projection played on a loop."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["continuous", "endless", "closed"],
                "verb + loop": ["form", "make"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the loop", "through a/​the loop"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a set of instructions that is repeated again and again until a particular condition is satisfied",
            "labels": "(computing)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "positive and negative feedback loops"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["continuous", "endless", "closed"],
                "verb + loop": ["form", "make"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the loop", "through a/​the loop"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a complete circuit for electrical current",
            "examples": [],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["continuous", "endless", "closed"],
                "verb + loop": ["form", "make"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the loop", "through a/​the loop"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a railway line or road that leaves the main track or road and then joins it again",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Transport by bus and train"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "the business centre of the US city of Chicago",
            "labels": "(US English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "part of a group of people that is dealing with something important; not part of this group",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A lot of people want to be in the loop on this operation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lawton had gradually been cut out of the loop on legal reviews."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to shock or surprise somebody",
            "labels": "(North American English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The result of the election knocked most people for a loop."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/luːp/",
                "audio": "lo/loop/loop__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/luːp/",
                "audio": "lo/loop/loop__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: of unknown origin; compare with Scottish Gaelic lùb ‘loop, bend’."
}