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weave

[ weev ]

verb (used with object)

wove weaved; woven or 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.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  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.

    Synonyms: , ,

  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 or 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.

weave

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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. get weaving informal.
    to 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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ·É±ð²¹±¹¾±²Ô²µ, noun
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  • ´Ç³Ü³Ùw±ð²¹±¹±ð verb (used with object) outwove outwoven or outwove outweaving
  • °ù±ð··É±ð²¹±¹±ð verb rewove rewoven or rewove reweaving
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of weave1

Old English wefan; related to Old High German weban, Old Norse vefa, Greek hyphos, Sanskrit ±¹Äå²ú³ó¾±²õ; compare web , weevil , wasp
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Example Sentences

We drove slowly, weaving around unexploded ordnance in the road.

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The vignettes are reminiscent of narrative paintings in India's miniature tradition, where small pictures weave a story.

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In contrast to computer memory, which always follows the same pattern of 1s and 0s, it's more like networks in our brain weave a new tapestry every time we think about something.

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