loops 1 of 2

noun

Definition of loopsnext
plural of loop
as in hoops
a circular strip cut the paper into narrow strips, and then paste those into loops

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loops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of loop
as in spirals

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  1. hoops
  2. bands
  3. belts
  4. sweeps
Noun
  • The players faced a line of five basketball hoops whose nets did in fact have bells on them that were tuned to specific notes.
    Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • When shooting on three or four different hoops, and from atypical angles, not only was hitting all the shots difficult, but so was getting the timing precisely correct.
    Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of hoops
Noun
  • The three-day gathering of music and live bands has drawn some 20,000 music fans to the Near West Side park more or less annually since 2006, save a pandemic year off.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The three-day gathering of music and live bands has drawn some 20,000 music fans to the Near West Side park more or less annually since 2006, save a pandemic year off.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of bands
Noun
  • Confronting a broad decline in demand for their usual fare, including $3,000-and-up handbags and $4,000-and-up cashmere jackets, major marketers of designer and luxury merchandise are broadening their product lines to emphasize scarves, belts, wallets and home goods priced at $500 and under.
    Mimosa Spencer, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Confronting a broad decline in demand for their usual fare, including $3,000-and-up handbags and $4,000-and-up cashmere jackets, major marketers of designer and luxury merchandise are broadening their product lines to emphasize scarves, belts, wallets and home goods priced at $500 and under.
    Mimosa Spencer, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of belts
Verb
  • With air, purple plums emerge as well, and a porcini or truffle character sweeps in.
    Brian Freedman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The Sahel region sweeps in a band across West Africa to the east, including countries like Mali and Sudan.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of sweeps
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