weave

[ weev ]

/ wiv /

verb (used with object), wove or especially for 5, weaved; wo·ven or wove; weav·ing.

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.

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.

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 or especially for 9, weaved; wo·ven or wove; weav·ing.

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.

hairweave(defs 1, 2).

Origin of weave

before 900; Middle English weven, Old English wefan; cognate with German weben, Old Norse vefa; see web

SYNONYMS FOR weave

3 contrive, fabricate, construct, compose.

4 insert, intermix, intermingle.

OTHER WORDS FROM weave

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.

Words nearby weave

weatherproof, weatherproofer, weathertight, weatherwoman, weatherworn, weave, weave bead, weave in and out, weaver, weaver's hitch, weaverbird

British Dictionary definitions for reweave

weave

/ (wiːv) /

verb weaves, weaving, wove, weaved, woven or weaved

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 of weave

weaving, noun

Word Origin for weave

Old English wefan; related to Old High German weban, Old Norse vefa, Greek hyphos, Sanskrit vābhis; compare web, weevil, wasp

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weave

verb (used with object), wove or especially for 5, weaved; wo·ven or wove; weav·ing.

verb (used without object), wove or especially for 9, weaved; wo·ven or wove; weav·ing.

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for reweave

verb weaves, weaving, wove, weaved, woven or weaved

noun

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BROWSE DICTIONARY

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weave

verb (used with object), wove or especially for 5, weaved; wo·ven or wove; weav·ing.

verb (used without object), wove or especially for 9, weaved; wo·ven or wove; weav·ing.

noun

Origin of weave

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OTHER WORDS FROM weave

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verb weaves, weaving, wove, weaved, woven or weaved

noun

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