loom (verb)
1Loom (video game) — LOOM redirects here. For the theatre company, see Light Opera of Manhattan. For the AI language, see LOOM (ontology). Loom Cover art Developer(s) …
2loom — UK US /luːm/ verb [I] ► if an unpleasant event looms, it will probably happen and makes people worry: »Stocks of heating oil are at their lowest levels for years, and another crisis may be looming. »The company is in serious financial trouble,… …
3loom — Ⅰ. loom [1] ► NOUN ▪ an apparatus for making fabric by weaving yarn or thread. ORIGIN Old English, «tool». Ⅱ. loom [2] ► VERB 1) appear as a vague form, especially one that is threatening …
4loom large — verb To have a great deal of importance, presence, power, or sway; to be of great significance or concern; by extension, to pose a likely threat or danger. Energy policy will loom large in the policy decisions of the new government …
5loom — verb Loom is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑cloud, ↑crisis, ↑deadline, ↑disaster, ↑election, ↑house, ↑mountain, ↑peak, ↑recession, ↑shadow, ↑shape, ↑ …
6loom — verb 1) ghostly shapes loomed out of the fog Syn: emerge, appear, come into view, take shape, materialize, reveal itself 2) the church loomed above him Syn: soar, tower, rise, rear up; overhang …
7loom — verb 1) ghostly shapes loomed out of the fog Syn: emerge, appear, materialize, reveal itself 2) the church loomed above him Syn: soar, tower, rise, rear up, hang, overshadow 3) …
8loom — [[t]lu͟ːm[/t]] looms, looming, loomed 1) VERB If something looms over you, it appears as a large or unclear shape, often in a frightening way. [V prep/adv] Vincent loomed over me, as pale and grey as a tombstone. [V prep/adv] ...the bleak… …
9loom — I UK [luːm] / US [lum] verb [intransitive] Word forms loom : present tense I/you/we/they loom he/she/it looms present participle looming past tense loomed past participle loomed 1) to appear as a large shape that is not clear, usually in a… …
10loom — loom1 [ lum ] verb intransitive 1. ) if something unpleasant or difficult looms, it seems likely to happen soon: The administration is playing down the notion that a crisis is looming. negotiations to prevent a looming trade war 2. ) loom… …
