Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - loom
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Loom
loom
~1 n a frame or machine on which thread is woven into cloth ~2 v 1 always + adv/prep to appear as a large, unclear shape, especially in a threatening way + up/out/ahead etc (A tall figure loomed up out of the mist.) 2 if a problem or difficulty looms, it is likely to happen very soon (I must start revising - final exams are looming.) 3 loom large to seem important, worrying, and difficult to avoid (Fear of failure loomed large in his mind.)
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(looms, looming, loomed) 1. If something looms over you, it appears as a large or unclear shape, often in a frightening way. ...the bleak mountains that loomed out of the blackness and towered around us. VERB: V prep/adv, also V 2. If a worrying or threatening situation or event is looming, it seems likely to happen soon. (JOURNALISM) Another government spending crisis is looming in the United States... The threat of renewed civil war looms ahead. ...the looming threat of recession. VERB: V, V adv/prep, V-ing 3. A loom is a machine that is used for weaving thread into cloth. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English lome tool, ~, from Old English geloma tool; akin to Middle Dutch allame tool Date: 15th century a frame or machine for interlacing at right angles two or more sets of threads or yarns to form a cloth II. intransitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1541 1. to come into sight in enlarged or distorted and indistinct form often as a result of atmospheric conditions 2. a. to appear in an impressively great or exaggerated form deficits ~ed large b. to take shape as an impending occurrence III. noun Date: 1836 the indistinct and exaggerated appearance of something seen on the horizon or through fog or darkness; also a ~ing shadow or reflection ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. an apparatus for weaving yarn or thread into fabric. Etymology: ME lome f. OE geloma tool 2. v. & n. --v.intr. (often foll. by up) 1 come into sight dimly, esp. as a vague and often magnified or threatening shape. 2 (of an event or prospect) be ominously close. --n. a vague often exaggerated first appearance of land at sea etc. Etymology: prob. f. LG or Du.: cf. E Fris. lomen move slowly, MHG l{uuml}emen be weary ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) ткацкий станок 2) гибкая изоляция трубка 3) оплётка 4) вязать жгуты (пучки) проводов 5) мемео верхний мираж - air-jet terry loom - box loom - cam loom - chernack loom - circular loom - dobby loom - flexible rapier loom - fluid-jetting loom - gripper shuttle loom - hose loom - linen loom - multiphase loom - multiple-box loom - narrow loom - needle loom - overpick loom - rigid-rapier loom - shuttle loom - shuttleless loom - underpick loom ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1. ткацкий станок 2. ткачество 3. неясные очертания (земли на горизонте и т. п.) 4. мираж 5. отблеск 6. неясно вырисовываться, появляться (в тумане и т. п.), маячить (также loom up) a black shape loomed in the distance —- что-то чернелось вдали the dark outline of another ship loomed through the fog —- темный контур какого-то корабля неясно вырисовывался в тумане the mountain-tops loom through the clouds —- сквозь тучи смутно видны вершины гор 7. принимать угрожающие размеры; грозить (также loom up) to loom large —- выглядеть грозным, угрожающим his own private troubles loom very large just now —- его личные заботы и тревоги кажутся весьма серьезными именно теперь the risk loomed large in his mind —- эта угроза заботила его больше всего the examinations are looming up —- надвигаются экзамены 8. простореч. зоол. гагара (Gavia) 9. простореч. кайра 10. валек весла ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I noun ткацкий станок II 1. noun 1) очертания (неясные или преувеличенные) 2) тень 2. v. 1) неясно вырисовываться; маячить 2) принимать преувеличенные, угрожающие размеры (тж. loom large) LOON I noun; scot.; coll. 1) неотесанный человек, деревенщина 2) парень II noun полярная гагара ...Англо-русский словарь
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