loop
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[ loop ]
/ lup /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Idioms for loop
in/out of the loop,
included in or excluded from a group of people who receive the latest information about something: She’s often out of the loop on policy decisions.
throw/knock for a loop,
to astonish or upset: Her quitting the project really threw me for a loop.
Origin of loop
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1350–1400; Middle English
loupe loop of cloth, perhaps < Scots Gaelic
lub loop, bend
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH loop
loop loupeWords nearby loop
British Dictionary definitions for in the loop (1 of 2)
loop
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/ (luːp) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for loop
C14:
loupe, origin unknown
British Dictionary definitions for in the loop (2 of 2)
Word Origin for loop
C14: perhaps related to Middle Dutch
lupen to watch, peer
Medical definitions for in the loop
loop
[ lōōp ]
n.
A curve or bend in a cord or other cylindrical body, forming an oval or circular ring.
A type of loop-shaped intrauterine device.
Idioms and Phrases with in the loop (1 of 2)
in the loop
Provided with information and included in a decision-making process. For example, She's new to the board, but be sure to keep her in the loop. This expression uses loop in the sense of “a circle of individuals among whom information or responsibility circulates.” The antonym out of the loop, meaning “left out of such a circle,” dates from the same period. For example, The chairman was consistently leaving Chris out of the loop. [1970s]
Idioms and Phrases with in the loop (2 of 2)
loop
see in the loop; knock for a loop.