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loom

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[ loom ]

noun

  1. a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
  2. the art or the process of weaving.
  3. the part of an oar between the blade and the handle.


verb (used with object)

  1. to weave (something) on a loom.

loom

2

[ loom ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to appear indistinctly; come into view in indistinct and enlarged form:

    The mountainous island loomed on the horizon.

  2. to rise before the vision with an appearance of great or portentous size:

    Suddenly a police officer loomed in front of him.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. to assume form as an impending event:

    A battle looms at the convention.

noun

  1. a looming appearance, as of something seen indistinctly at a distance or through a fog:

    the loom of a moraine directly in their path.

loom

3

[ loom ]

noun

British Dialect.
  1. a guillemot or murre.

L.O.O.M.

4

abbreviation for

  1. Loyal Order of Moose.

loom

1

/ ː /

noun

  1. an apparatus, worked by hand ( hand loom ) or mechanically ( power loom ), for weaving yarn into a textile
  2. the middle portion of an oar, which acts as a fulcrum swivelling in the rowlock
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

loom

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/ ː /

verb

  1. to come into view indistinctly with an enlarged and often threatening aspect
  2. (of an event) to seem ominously close
  3. often foll by over (of large objects) to dominate or overhang
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a rising appearance, as of something far away
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

loom

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/ ː /

noun

  1. another name for diver
  2. any of various other birds, esp the guillemot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of loom1

First recorded before 900; Middle English lome, lombe, lume “tool, implement, loom,” Old English lōma, ō; further origin uncertain

Origin of loom2

First recorded in 1590–1600; origin uncertain; perhaps akin to East Frisian lomen, Swedish lome “move slowly”

Origin of loom3

First recorded in 1670–80; from Old Norse ō “lǴDz”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of loom1

C13 (meaning any kind of tool): variant of Old English ō tool; compare heirloom

Origin of loom2

C16: perhaps from East Frisian lomen to move slowly

Origin of loom3

C17: from Old Norse lomr
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Still, it was rather telling that with a government shutdown deadline looming, Johnson was not able to rally his troops around the bill’s merit but rather their dislike of rainbow flags.

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The list of would-be buyers for TikTok in the US - both rumoured and confirmed - has grown longer as the deadline for deciding its future looms.

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Grant said she didn’t have the energy to apply for grants, and for years, she was clouded in a looming sense of dread.

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While the exact nature of the tariffs wasn’t made clear until now, the looming threat has been met with wild stock market swings and cratering consumer confidence across the country.

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With those deadlines looming, many businesses have been front-loading orders to try to get as much product as possible into American land and sea ports of entry quickly.

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