loop

noun
UK /luːp/
US /luːp/

A loop is a shape like a circle made when a line crosses over itself.

She tied the ribbon into a loop.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A repeated set of instructions in a computer program.

The program uses a loop to repeat the same steps.

3. A piece of music or sound repeated over and over.

The drummer played a simple loop for the song.

4. To make a shape by crossing a line over itself.

He looped the rope around the post.

5. A path or road that goes around and returns to the same place.

The bus follows a loop through the city.