looped

He got looped after celebrating his promotion.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Shaped into a loop: "looped" describes something that is formed into a curved, circular, or closed shape, like a loop in a rope or wire.
   • Intoxicated (slang): In informal usage, "looped" means drunk or under the influence of alcohol.

2. Verb (past tense of "loop"):

   • To form into a loop: The action of making something into a loop or moving in a looped path.
   • To fasten with a loop: To secure something by creating a loop around it.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The cable was looped around the pole. (The cable was shaped into a circular form around the pole.)
  • He got looped at the party last night. (He became drunk at the party.)

• Verb:

  • She looped the ribbon into a bow. (She formed the ribbon into a looped shape for a bow.)
  • The road looped around the mountain. (The road followed a curved, circular path around the mountain.)

Advanced Usage

• "looped in": to be included or informed in a group or conversation.

  • Make sure you keep me looped in on any updates. (Include me in the communication chain.)

• "to get looped": (slang) to become intoxicated.

  • They got looped after drinking too much wine. (They became drunk.)

Variants and Related Words

• Loop (n): a shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.

  • The road made a loop through the forest. (A curved or circular path.)

• Looping (adj/gerund): moving in loops or repeatedly.

  • The looping video played over and over. (The video repeated in a continuous cycle.)

Synonyms

• Curved: bent into a rounded shape.
• Drunk: (slang) intoxicated with alcohol.
• Circled: moved in a circular path.

Phrasal Verbs

• Loop back: to return to a previous point or position.

  • We looped back to the starting point. (We returned along a curved path.)

• Loop in: to include someone in a communication or group.

  • Please loop me in on the email chain. (Include me in the conversation.)

Related Idioms

• Throw someone for a loop: to surprise or shock someone greatly.

  • The news threw him for a loop. (The news surprised him greatly.)

• Knock someone for a loop: to overwhelm or confuse someone.

  • The difficult exam knocked her for a loop. (The exam overwhelmed her.)