weave
Americanverb (used with object)
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to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material.
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to form by interlacing threads, yarns, strands, or strips of some material.
to weave a basket; to weave cloth.
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to form by combining various elements or details into a connected whole.
to weave a tale; to weave a plan.
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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.
- Synonyms:
- intermingle, intermix, insert
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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)
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to form or construct something, as fabric, by interlacing threads, yarns, strips, etc.
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to compose a connected whole by combining various elements or details.
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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.
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to move or proceed in a winding course or from side to side.
dancers weaving in time to the music.
noun
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a pattern of or method for interlacing yarns.
verb
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to form (a fabric) by interlacing (yarn, etc), esp on a loom
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(tr) to make or construct by such a process
to weave a shawl
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(tr) to make or construct (an artefact, such as a basket) by interlacing (a pliable material, such as cane)
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(of a spider) to make (a web)
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(tr) to construct by combining separate elements into a whole
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(tr; often foll by in, into, through, etc) to introduce
to weave factual details into a fiction
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to create (a way, etc) by moving from side to side
to weave through a crowd
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(intr) () vet science (of a stabled horse) to swing the head, neck, and body backwards and forwards
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informal to hurry; start to do something
noun
Other Word Forms
- outweave verb (used with object)
- reweave verb
- weaving noun
Etymology
Origin of weave
before 900; Middle English weven, Old English wefan; cognate with German weben, Old Norse vefa; web
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Ida went and sat behind the loom, moving her hands across the strings, weaving her threads in and out and around each other.
From Literature
Sometimes referred to as the second brain, it would continue to weave his writings together and, like all of Pollan’s work, seems poised to capture the zeitgeist just as research is emerging about it.
From Los Angeles Times
Firas Zreeg, 37, told AFP while weaving through a crowded supermarket that the economy was deteriorating, blaming currency speculators for the fall in the dinar, "which has negative repercussions on our daily lives".
From Barron's
Chalke: One of the coolest things that helped with the show was Bill would just write to everybody’s strengths or write to their quirks or write to their personalities and weave it in.
From Los Angeles Times
The weaving mill supplies cashmere to prestigious fashion brands, which cannot be named for confidentiality reasons, as well as its own luxury label, Begg x Co.
From Barron's
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