fastener vs loop

loop vs fastener

fastener and loop both are nouns.

fastener is not a verb while loop is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fastener	Yes	No	No	No
loop	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, loop is a hyponym of fastener; that is, loop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fastener:

fastener: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
loop: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

Other hyponyms of fastener include bellyband, buckle, button, carabiner, karabiner, snap ring, catch, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, clothes peg, clothes pin, clothespin, corrugated fastener, wiggle nail, cottar, cotter, cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet, dowel, dowel pin, joggle, fillet, stopping, hook and eye, knot, lashing, link, linkup, tie-in, tie, lock, locker, nail, nut and bolt, paper fastener, pin, screw, seal, seal, sealing wax, slide fastener, zip, zip fastener, zipper, press stud, snap, snap fastener, toggle, toggle bolt, hair clip.

fastener (noun)	loop (noun)
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place	a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
a person who fastens or makes fast	an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
	fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
	a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
	the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component
	the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
	a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
	an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)
	(computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
	anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)

fastener (verb)	loop (verb)
	wind around something in coils or loops
	fasten or join with a loop
	make a loop in
	fly loops, perform a loop
	move in loops

Difference between fastener and loop

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