loop up
C1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
You fold something up and hold it in place using a loop.
Literal meaning: To fold something upward and secure it in a loop shape.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
To fold or gather something upward and secure it in place using a loop or tie.
"She looped up the long curtains during the day to let more light into the room."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Used in sewing, sailing, horse-riding, and interior design contexts. Rarely used in everyday conversation. Most common in instructional or descriptive texts.
Commonly used with
curtains rope hair skirt cable reins
Forms
Base
loop up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
loops up
he/she/it
Past simple
looped up
yesterday
Past participle
looped up
have + pp
-ing form
looping up
continuous
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