Words / B1

LOOP/luːp/

A loop is a circle of string or a repeating path. In the loop means kept informed; out of the loop means not told. Circle is a close shape twin. Rotas: keep the union in the loop before you change shifts.

Meaning

A shape like a circle of string; in the loop means kept informed.

Examples

• “Keep the union in the loop before you change rotas.”
• “The bus takes a loop round the estate, which is the route sense.”

Good to know

in the loop / out of the loop. Shape: a loop of. Route: a loop. Workplace communication / bus maps. Not a synonym of hole (that is loophole, already in the dictionary).

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