fastening vs loop

loop vs fastening

fastening and loop both are nouns.

fastening is not a verb while loop is a verb.

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

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

fastening: 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 fastening 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.

fastening (noun)	loop (noun)
the act of fastening things together	a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place	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)

fastening (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 fastening and loop

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