weave
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verb (used with object)
1.
to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material.
2.
to form by interlacing threads, yarns, strands, or strips of some material: to weave a basket; to weave cloth.
3.
to form by combining various elements or details into a connected whole: to weave a tale; to weave a plan.
4.
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.
5.
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)
6.
to form or construct something, as fabric, by interlacing threads, yarns, strips, etc.
7.
to compose a connected whole by combining various elements or details.
8.
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.
9.
to move or proceed in a winding course or from side to side: dancers weaving in time to the music.
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noun
10.
a pattern of or method for interlacing yarns.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English weven, Old English wefan; cognate with German weben, Old Norse vefa; see web
before 900; Middle English weven, Old English wefan; cognate with German weben, Old Norse vefa; see web
Related forms
out·weave, verb (used with object), out·wove, out·wo·ven or out·wove, out·weav·ing.
re·weave, verb, re·wove, re·wo·ven or re·wove, re·weav·ing.
Synonyms
3. contrive, fabricate, construct, compose. 4. insert, intermix, intermingle.
3. contrive, fabricate, construct, compose. 4. insert, intermix, intermingle.
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weave (wiːv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , weaves, weaving, wove, weaved, woven, weaved | |
| 1. | to form (a fabric) by interlacing (yarn, etc), esp on a loom |
| 2. | (tr) to make or construct by such a process: to weave a shawl |
| 3. | (tr) to make or construct (an artefact, such as a basket) by interlacing (a pliable material, such as cane) |
| 4. | (of a spider) to make (a web) |
| 5. | (tr) to construct by combining separate elements into a whole |
| 6. | (tr; |
| 7. | to create (a way, etc) by moving from side to side: to weave through a crowd |
| 8. | (intr) vet science (of a stabled horse) to swing the head, neck, and body backwards and forwards |
| 9. | informal get weaving to hurry; start to do something |
| —n | |
| 10. | the method or pattern of weaving or the structure of a woven fabric |
| [Old English wefan; related to Old High German weban, Old Norse vefa, Greek hyphos, Sanskrit vābhis; compare | |
| 'weaving | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
weave
O.E. wefan "form by interlacing yarn" (class V strong verb; past tense wæf, pp. wefen), from P.Gmc. *webanan (cf. O.N. vefa, M.L.G., M.Du., Du. weven, O.H.G. weban, Ger. weben "to weave"), from PIE *webh-/*wobh- (cf. Skt. ubhnati "he laces together," Pers. baftan "to weave," Gk. hyphe "web"). Extended
sense of "combine into a whole" is from 1380; meaning "go by twisting and turning" is first found 1596. Sense in boxing is from 1818. The noun meaning "method or pattern of weaving" is from 1888.
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Example sentences
They weave in and out of traffic, often leaving drivers in a fist-shaking rage.
The nubby weave of the canvas enhances the physical, handmade quality.
Their clay containers, their embroidered garments, the fishnets they weave-all the things they touch-are works of art.
Three paths weave across the three-dimensional board, complete with staircases to move you up and down the levels.
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