Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: loop
IPA transcription: [l'up]
Pronunciations of loop
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet
    Meaning: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: loop
    Meaning: move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree"
  • Synonyms: loop, intertwine
    Meaning: make a loop in; "loop a rope"
Usage examples
  • Pass round the small of the stock a loop of single or double string.
  • Now we make a noose--so--from a piece of rope, tie it to the end of the sapling, and spread the loop out on the path--this way.
  • Soon carrying easily a bundle of long willows on her back, with a loop of rope over both her shoulders, she came striding homeward.
  • Take a piece of stick 6 or 8 inches long, pass through the loop, and twist tourniquet fashion until the loop is reduced to the required length.
  • The river, whose general course was east and west, made a loop, and across this Hannibal had drawn up his army with both wings resting upon the river.
  • He felt something like a wire loop slipped about his wrists, and suffered an excruciating pain as the Chinaman tightened the connecting link of the native handcuff.
  • This was done by tying a knot close to one end of a piece of the strand, then sufficient was left to form the loop, and the remainder was wound round the rope in such a way that the weight only served to tighten its hold.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Roland RE-201, License CC BY-SA 4.0