loop off
C1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
You cut something off by going around it in a loop.
Literal meaning: To remove something by making a loop-shaped cut.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
To remove something by cutting in a looping or circular motion.
"She looped off the excess thread neatly at the end of the seam."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Rare in everyday English. Used in technical, craft, or surgical contexts. Not widely known; learners are unlikely to encounter it except in specialised texts.
Commonly used with
wire thread section branch cord
Forms
Base
loop off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
loops off
he/she/it
Past simple
looped off
yesterday
Past participle
looped off
have + pp
-ing form
looping off
continuous
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