Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun looping

1 sense of looping

Sense 1
iteration, looping -- ((computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained; "the solution is obtained by iteration")
       => process, physical process -- (a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb loop

5 senses of loop

Sense 1
loop -- (move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree")
       => circle, circulate -- (move in circles)

Sense 2
loop, intertwine -- (make a loop in; "loop a rope")
       => knit, entwine -- (tie or link together)

Sense 3
loop -- (fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane")
       => circle, circulate -- (move in circles)

Sense 4
coil, loop, curl -- (wind around something in coils or loops)
       => wind, wrap, roll, twine -- (arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child")

Sense 5
loop -- (fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt")
       => tie, bind -- (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair")