Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

throw for a loop en · VERB

Meanings

  1. Synonym of knock for a loop.
    • He thought he was up-to-date on all the latest wine lingo until a longtime wine writer returned his sample request card with a bold, hand-written note on it that stated, “Send me all samples—ABC!” “ABC” threw my friend for a loop. When he called me, I translated the cryptic phrase—ABC is winespeak for “Anything But Chardonnay.” 1997 March, Ron Loutherback, “Beyond the Label: The ABCs of white wine”, in Orange Coast, volume 23, number 3, page 168:
    • really threw me for a loop; threw us all for a loop

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
threw for a loop Tense=Past lexicographic
thrown for a loop Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
throws for a loop Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
throwing for a loop Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

knock for a loop