tightlooplock
nounUK /ˈtaɪt.luːp.lɒk/
US /ˈtaɪt.luːp.lɑːk/
A tightlooplock is a special lock that keeps a loop of rope or wire held very tightly together.
The sailor used a tightlooplock to keep the rope from slipping off the hook.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A software state where a program repeats the same steps forever and cannot move on.
The game froze in a tightlooplock and had to be restarted.
3. A traffic situation where cars are stuck going around the same block again and again.
The parade caused a tightlooplock downtown for nearly an hour.
4. A habit of repeating the same thought or worry without stopping.
Worrying about the test put him in a tightlooplock all night.