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weave
[ weev ]
verb (used with object)
- to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material.
- to form by interlacing threads, yarns, strands, or strips of some material:
to weave a basket; to weave cloth.
- to form by combining various elements or details into a connected whole:
to weave a tale; to weave a plan.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to introduce as an element or detail into a connected whole (usually followed by in or into ):
She wove an old folk melody into her latest musical composition.
Synonyms: , ,
- to direct or move along in a winding or zigzag course; move from side to side, especially to avoid obstructions:
to weave one's way through traffic.
verb (used without object)
- to form or construct something, as fabric, by interlacing threads, yarns, strips, etc.
- to compose a connected whole by combining various elements or details.
- to be or become formed or composed from the interlacing of materials or the combining of various elements:
The yarn wove into a beautiful fabric.
- to move or proceed in a winding course or from side to side:
dancers weaving in time to the music.
noun
- a pattern of or method for interlacing yarns.
weave
/ ɾː /
verb
- to form (a fabric) by interlacing (yarn, etc), esp on a loom
- tr to make or construct by such a process
to weave a shawl
- tr to make or construct (an artefact, such as a basket) by interlacing (a pliable material, such as cane)
- (of a spider) to make (a web)
- tr to construct by combining separate elements into a whole
- tr; often foll by in, into, through, etc to introduce
to weave factual details into a fiction
- to create (a way, etc) by moving from side to side
to weave through a crowd
- intr vet science (of a stabled horse) to swing the head, neck, and body backwards and forwards
- get weaving informal.to hurry; start to do something
noun
- the method or pattern of weaving or the structure of a woven fabric
Derived Forms
- ˈɱԲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- dzܳw verb (used with object) outwove outwoven or outwove outweaving
- ·ɱ verb rewove rewoven or rewove reweaving
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of weave1
Example Sentences
Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, who weaves into the Wolff brothers’ rescue mission mostly to lecture them when they operate outside the law.
We did come back the next morning, weaving through downed trees and power lines, avoiding emergency vehicles.
“Sherlock & Daughter” hits the sweet spot between originality and familiarity with a plot that’s as devoted to unraveling the mystery of Amelia as it is to weaving a new entanglement for Holmes.
It was their collaboration that sharpened each woman’s individual style, drawing out their differences while weaving in shared throughlines.
"We established three workshops for carpet weaving and wool spinning," he says.
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