- loophole⇄loophole, noun, verb, -holed,-holing.
- loophole⇄noun 1. a small opening in a wall for looking through, or letting in air and light, or for firing through at an enemy outside.
Ex. ... barred with care All the windows, and doors, and loopholes there (Robert Southey).
2. (Figurative.) a mean - loophole⇄v.t. to provide with loopholes.
Ex. a stout loghouse ... loopholed for musketry on every side (Robert Louis Stevenson).