loop vs bight

loop and bight both are nouns.

loop and bight both are verbs.

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

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

loop: anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
bight: a loop in a rope

Other hyponyms of loop include band, belt, drip loop, noose, running noose, slip noose, lobe.

loop (noun)	bight (noun)
a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane	the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop	a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline
fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines	a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates	a loop in a rope
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)

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

Difference between loop and bight

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