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weave

[weev]

verb (used with object)

wove, weaved, woven, wove, weaving. 
  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.

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  4. to introduce as an element or detail into a connected whole (usually followed by in orinto ).

    She wove an old folk melody into her latest musical composition.

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  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)

wove, weaved, woven, wove, weaving. 
  1. to form or construct something, as fabric, by interlacing threads, yarns, strips, etc.

  2. to compose a connected whole by combining various elements or details.

  3. 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.

  4. to move or proceed in a winding course or from side to side.

    dancers weaving in time to the music.

noun

  1. a pattern of or method for interlacing yarns.

  2. hairweave.

weave

/ ɾː /

verb

  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; often foll by in, into, through, etc) to introduce

    to weave factual details into a fiction

  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. informalto hurry; start to do something

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the method or pattern of weaving or the structure of a woven fabric

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • outweave verb (used with object)
  • reweave verb
  • ˈɱ𲹱Բ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of weave1

before 900; Middle English weven, Old English wefan; cognate with German weben, Old Norse vefa; web
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of weave1

Old English wefan; related to Old High German weban, Old Norse vefa, Greek hyphos, Sanskrit 󾱲; compare web , weevil , wasp
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Officers on horseback wove chaotically through traffic, knocking a protester to the ground.

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While the stories weave and interconnect throughout the night, the main thread that Bono continues to pull at is his relationship with his father, Bob Hewson.

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Stone wove drum machines into the dense thickets of sound.

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He wove intricate technical details into his stories, without detracting from the lightning pace of his plots.

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That’s the hypothesis of the Feels, an unusual in-person singles event that weaves meditation, talking prompts for intimacy and somatic exercises to help participants connect on a deeper level — with both each other and themselves.

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