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    loom
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    loom1 /luːm/ verb [intransitive]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Origin: Origin unknown
    1. [always + adverb/preposition] to appear as a large unclear shape, especially in a threatening way
        loom up/out/ahead etc
        Suddenly a mountain loomed up in front of them.
    2. if a problem or difficulty looms, it is likely to happen very soon:
        An economic crisis is looming on the horizon.
    3. loom large to seem important, worrying, and difficult to avoid:
        Fear of failure loomed large in his mind.

    II
    loom2 noun [countable]
     Language: Old English
     Origin: geloma 'tool'
    a frame or machine on which thread is woven into cloth