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telephone
Noun
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A machine used to talk to someone who is far away.
I need to find a telephone so I can tell my mother where I am.
telephone
Verb
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If you telephone someone, you use a telephone to talk to them.
I telephoned my friend yesterday.
loop
Noun
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A loop in a rope or thread is formed when the line is laid on top of itself so that an opening is formed.
To tie the knot, first create a loop.
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A loop is a part of a computer program that repeats.
My program became stuck in an infinite loop.
loop
Verb
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To loop something is to make it into the shape of a loop.
Loop the rope over your hands.
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To move in a loop is to move in the path of a loop.
The plane looped above us.