loom

loom ¹  (lm)

intr.v. loomed, loom·ing, looms

1. To come into view as a massive, distorted, or indistinct image: "I faced the icons that loomed through the veil of incense" Fergus M. Bordewich. See Synonyms at appear.

2. To appear to the mind in a magnified and threatening form: "Stalin looms over the whole human tragedy of 1930-1933" Robert Conquest.

3. To seem imminent; impend: Revolution loomed but the aristocrats paid no heed.

n.

A distorted, threatening appearance of something, as through fog or darkness.

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[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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loom ¹

Noun

a machine for weaving yarn into cloth [variant of Old English gelōma tool]

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loom ²

Verb

1. to appear indistinctly, esp. as a tall and threatening shape

2. (of an event) to seem ominously close [perhaps East Frisian lomen to move slowly]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	loom - a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile carpet loom - a loom for weaving carpeting figure loom, figured-fabric loom - a loom for weaving figured fabrics handloom - a loom powered by hand Jacquard loom, Jacquard - a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics power loom - a loom operated mechanically textile machine - a machine for making textiles
Verb	1.	loom - come into view indistinctly, often threateningly; "Another air plane loomed into the sky" appear, seem, look - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
	2.	loom - appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" hulk, tower, predominate rear, rise, lift - rise up; "The building rose before them"
	3.	loom - hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" bulk large, brood, hover hang - be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her" eclipse, overshadow, dominate - be greater in significance than; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"
	4.	loom - weave on a loom; "materials loomed in Egypt" tissue, weave - create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles"

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loom

verb 1. appear, emerge, hover, take shape, threaten, bulk, menace, come into view, become visible

verb 2. overhang, rise, mount, dominate, tower, soar, overshadow, hang over, rise up, overtop

Translations

LOOM n abbr (US) (= Loyal Order of Moose) → asociación benéfica

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loom [luːm] n → telar m

vi (= threaten) → amenazar

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loom [luːm] n → métier m à tisser

vi (also: loom up) → surgir; [event] → paraître imminent(e) (= threaten); menacer

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loom [luːm] vi (also: loom up) [object, shape] → sich abzeichnen; [event] → näher rücken

n → Webstuhl m

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loom [luːm] n → telaio

vi → sorgere;

(fig) → minacciare