I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a deadline approaches/looms
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Things began to get more frantic as the deadline loomed.
loom out of the mist (= start being seen in a way that is not clear, because the mist still covers it slightly )
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Here and there trees loomed out of the mist.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
ahead
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Presently the city of Kefalov loomed ahead .
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The point is simply to flag problems that loom ahead .
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Another sign loomed ahead and she frowned into the darkness, slowing up as she approached it.
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Fathers also feel great emotional changes as their priorities change and added financial require-ments loom ahead .
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She knew a miserable distaste for the day that loomed ahead .
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I decided I would urge her to take some time off, what with the busy holiday season looming ahead .
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By focusing on major issues that loom ahead , they create a forum for anticipatory thinking.
large
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Once confined with one's relatives, kinship and wealth loom large .
over
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He was helpless to defend himself against the terrible gleaming weapon in the fist of the menacing black figure looming over him.
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No tall figure loomed over the till as she was serving, or appeared suddenly from behind the window displays.
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FitzAlan stood up, immediately looming over her in the confines of the hut.
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Palms loomed over cypresses and poinsettias, and brown men in straw hats trimmed the miles of green lawns.
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Deserted watchtowers on stilts loom over major intersections.
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He swaggered across and loomed over her, aggressive and protective at the same time.
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A tower loomed over the roofless mansion, and beyond it, the spire of the Church of Ireland could be seen.
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He stood, looming over the manager's desk.
up
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I feel it looming up behind me, breathing lightly on the nape of my neck.
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As you descend, a mushroom-shaped structure looms up out of the murk.
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The goodwill died with the fire and black shapes loomed up out of the dark.
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The apartment loomed up around him as a kind of blur.
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The House of Parliament loomed up and his heart began to thump.
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Then the war loomed up black and sinister; my work was going to be interrupted.
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Then, they were braking to a skidding halt as the towering framework of the fire escape loomed up out of the mist.
■ NOUN
crisis
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However, the crisis that looms over the market minefield is not just one of deepening poverty but of ultimate environmental collapse.
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While commercial flying is safer than ever, a future crisis is looming , the report warns.
election
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The election was looming: the chances of his holding Bath slight indeed.
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In the latter, parishioners staked out positions and courted support as though an election loomed .
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Towards the end of the decade, with elections looming , land distribution decreased in favour of greater emphasis on raising agricultural yields.
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As the 1936 elections loomed , Roosevelt divided voters along economic lines to an extent rarely before seen.
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Congressional elections loom next year; after that, maneuvering will start for the next presidential election.
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But with the presidential election looming , the cries for protectionism from the ultra-conservative Buchanan are angering many business people.
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So what was he to do now, with another election looming ?
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Unfortunately, election year is looming .
face
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Rose's face loomed suddenly, ecstatic and blank.
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Among the faces looming out of the night, and through the fog of my exhaustion, my host was instantly recognizable.
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The face loomed up out of the darkness and leered at her through the rain-soaked glass.
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Why do faces loom up in this way?
figure
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He was helpless to defend himself against the terrible gleaming weapon in the fist of the menacing black figure looming over him.
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A daunting figure came looming out of the night.
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No tall figure loomed over the till as she was serving, or appeared suddenly from behind the window displays.
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The figure loomed over him and began to laugh, a cackling, hysterical laugh.
horizon
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Sadly, when I was there war was not the only dark cloud looming on the horizon .
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Meanwhile, the absolute deadline of June 30, 1982, loomed on the horizon .
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The two disputes he mentioned pale in comparison with others looming on the horizon .
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Additionally, grain merchandisers bought corn futures this morning, suggesting additional sales could loom on the horizon , traders said.
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Another kind of hazard was already looming on the horizon for the weaker peasant elements.
problem
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Two other potential problems loom large.
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The point is simply to flag problems that loom ahead.
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This was one of two problems that loomed large at the time.
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Presuming a job could be found, the problems of child care loomed .
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Retrenchment in the world's biggest economies would have an impact on Britain, even if there were no domestic problems looming .
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To you these might not always seem like severe difficulties, but for young people problems like these can loom large.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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As the day of my interview loomed, I became increasingly nervous.
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The mountain loomed in front of us.
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The two countries believe that a crisis is looming.
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With the prospect of bankruptcy looming, life is getting tough for small businesses.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A snow-covered hedge loomed up ahead of him and he made for the shelter of it.
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And the spectre of money laundering looms.
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Congressional elections loom next year; after that, maneuvering will start for the next presidential election.
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Directly behind him was a huge billboard with her picture looming big and brassy back at her.
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In consequence, untold numbers of sailors died when their destinations suddenly loomed out of the sea and took them by surprise.
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Mont Blanc, sixty miles distant, loomed massively present.
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The human factor also looms large in Bamford's presentation of the agency's strengths and weaknesses.
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We turned around, and after a few miles, an old building loomed into view.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Its many alterations and additions reflect in stone and brick, the looms and busts at the woollen industry.
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Kalchu finished weaving the last whitish length of woollen cloth to make a jacket and put his loom away.
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The young man at the far end of the loom glanced at Maggie, and for an instant their eyes locked.
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They may have had a function in aiding the picking out of broken threads on the loom .