A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
The opening so formed.
A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
A ring road or beltway.
An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
A complete circuit for an electric current.
A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
An edge that begins and ends on the same vertex.
A path that starts and ends at the same point.
A bus or rail route, walking route, etc. that starts and ends at the same point.
A quasigroup with an identity element.
A loop-shaped intrauterine device.
An aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane.
A small, narrow opening; a loophole.
alternative form of loup|nodot=yes(mass of iron).
A flexible region in a protein’s secondary structure.
To form something into a loop.
To fasten or encircle something with a loop.
To fly an aircraft in a loop.
To move something in a loop.
To join electrical components to complete a circuit.
To duplicate the route of a pipeline.
To create an error in a computer program so that it runs in an endless loop and the computer freezes up.
To form a loop.
To move in a loop.
A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop.
A circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.
A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies’ dresses; hence, by extension a hoop petticoat or hoop skirt.
A quart pot; so called because originally bound with hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents measured by the distance between the hoops.
An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from one to four pecks.
The rim part of a basketball net.
The game of basketball.
A hoop earring.
A jockey; from a common pattern on the blouse.
A horizontal stripe on the jersey
A requirement that must be met in order to proceed.
To bind or fasten using a hoop.
To clasp; to encircle; to surround.
To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit; to shout.
To whoop, as in whooping cough.
