du:m n. & v. --n. 1 a a
grim fate or
destiny. b
death or
ruin. 2 a a condemnation; a
judgement or
sentence. b
the Last Judgement (the
crack of doom). 3
hist. a
statute,
law, or
decree. --v.tr. 1 (usu. foll. by to)
condemn or
destine (a
city doomed to destruction). 2 (esp. as doomed adj.)
consign to
misfortune or
destruction. [OE
dom statute, judgement f. Gmc: rel. to DO(1)]