loop // loops, looping, looped
 
1 A loop is a curved or circular shape in something long, such as a piece of string.     COUNT N
...loops of blue and pink ribbon.  
 
2 If you loop a rope or string around an object,                                                    VB WITH OBJ
you tie a length of it in a loop around the object.
The king had pearls looped round his neck.
 
3 If something loops, it goes in a circular direction, making the shape of a loop.      VB
Birds loop and weave through the tall trees.