Synonyme
bend,
circuit,
circumference,
coil,
convolution,
curl,
curve,
eyelet,
hoop,
kink,
knot,
loophole,
noose,
ring,
twirlEtymologie
[ 'lüp ] (noun.) 14th century. From Middle English loupe (“noose, loop”), earlier lowp-knot (“loop-knot”), of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Old Norse hlaup (“a run", literally, "a leap”), used in the sense of a "running knot". Compare Swedish löp-knut (“loop-knot”), Danish løb-knude (“a running knot”), Danish løb (“a course”). More at leap.