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# loom

«loom» in Mova's school dictionary: **A machine or frame for weaving thread into cloth** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a loom, looms); verb (loom, looms, loomed, looming)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (noun) A machine or frame for weaving thread into cloth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loom/#m1)

2) (verb) To appear as a large, dark, unclear shape, often in a frightening way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loom/#m2)

3) (verb) To seem about to happen, especially something worrying or important, like tests or a storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loom/#m3)

4) (loom large) To seem very important or worrying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loom/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons about the Industrial Revolution, power looms in mills changed how cloth was made; in crafts, children weave on small looms. In stories, castles and mountains loom out of the fog; in everyday life, exams loom. Phrases: loom large, loom over, looming deadline, weaving loom.

### examples

- Grandma weaves rugs on a wooden loom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loom/#x1)
- A dark castle loomed out of the mist. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loom/#x2)
- The SATs are looming, so we are revising. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loom/#x3)
- Huge power looms filled the cotton mill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loom/#x4)
- A big storm loomed on the horizon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loom/#x5)
- The giant loomed over the tiny village. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loom/#x6)
- The problem of money loomed large for the family. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loom/#x7)
- She pointed to the web of beautifully-woven cloth in the loom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loom/#x8)

### note

Regular verb: loomed, looming. As a verb it usually describes something big, unclear or threatening. Noun and verb are the same spelling but different meanings. Rhymes with «room».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «loom» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loom/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.