loom

  1. Noun.  A utensil; tool; a weapon; (context, usually in compound) an article in general.
  2. Noun.  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. Noun.  That part of an oar which is near the grip or handle and inboard from the rowlock.
  4. Noun.  (dated) loon (bird of order ''Gaviformes'').
  5. Verb.  to impend; to threaten or hang over.

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