loom

Meaning

Noun

1. A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general.
2. A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.
3. The part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade; the shaft.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To appear indistinctly, e.g. when seen on the horizon or through the murk.
2. (figuratively, intransitive) To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; (of a person or thing) to tower; (of an idea) to impressively or intimidatingly occupy the mind; (of an event) to be imminent.
3. (figuratively, intransitive) To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense.

Synonyms

weaving machine

threaten

menace

hulk

brood

hover

bulk large

weave

intimidate

tower

predominate

traditional loom

handloom

hold over

cloth

howl

boom

💥

imperil

blame

inweave

jeopardise

jeopardize

knit

lace

bellow

offer

peril

flexible nonmetallic tubing

rage

😡

rebuke

reprimand

reproach

reprove

roar

scold

shade

shadow

shed

spin

tell off

be imminent

tissue

admonish

upbraid

appearance

web

appear in the distance

become apparent

appear

sewing frame

Translations

métier à tisser

telar

Webstuhl

telaio

weefgetouw

tear

αργαλειός

Webmaschine

menacer

assomar

teler

incombere

profilarsi

διακρίνομαι ασαφώς

Pronounced as (IPA)

/luːm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: lome

Inherited from Old English: lōma

Cognate with Dutch: alaam

Cognate with Middle Dutch: andlame

Cognate with Old English: ġelōme

Cognate with Old High German: giluomo

Cognate with Old High German: luomen

Cognate with Old High German: *luomī

Cognate with Old English: lama

Cognate with Russian: ломи́ть

Cognate with Russian: лома́ть

Cognate with Russian: ле́мех

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: loomje

Cognate with Swedish: loma

Cognate with Middle Dutch: loemen

Cognate with Middle High German: lüemen

Cognate with English: lame

In summary

From Middle English lome, from Old English *lōma, ġelōma (“tool, utensil, implement, article of furniture, household effect”) (also as andlōma, andġelōma, andlama (“utensil, instrument, implement, tool, vessel”), from Proto-West Germanic *lōmō, *lamō (“tool, utensil”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Dutch alaam, allaam (“tool, household ware or good, appliance”), from Middle Dutch andlame. Perhaps originally meaning "a thing of frequent use, thing repeatedly needed", in which case, akin to Old English ġelōme (“often, frequently, continually, repeatedly”), from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *lōmiz, *lōmijaz (“lame, halt”), from Proto-Indo-European *lem- (“to break, soften”).
Compare Old High German giluomo, kilōmo (“often, frequently”), Old High German luomen (“to wear out, fatigue”), Old High German *luomī (as in gastluomī (“hospitality”), Old English lama (“lame”). See lame.
Outside Proto-Germanic related to Russian ломи́ть (lomítʹ, “to break”), Russian лома́ть (lomátʹ, “to break, to fracture”), Russian ле́мех (lémex, “ploughshare”). For the semantic development compare Serbo-Croatian ра́збо̄ј (“loom (weaving frame)”) related to ра̀збити (“to break, to smash, to crack”).