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weave
[ weev ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
Synonyms: , , ,
- 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: , ,
- 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)
- 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.
weave
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verb
- 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
- ˈ·É±ð²¹±¹¾±²Ô²µ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ´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
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of weave1
Example Sentences
We drove slowly, weaving around unexploded ordnance in the road.
Nguyen takes historical realities and weaves them into an affecting, and affectionate, story showing one family’s ability to resist fascism in all its forms.
The vignettes are reminiscent of narrative paintings in India's miniature tradition, where small pictures weave a story.
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.
“When I am weaving, I am present. ... I don’t worry about other things. It’s like a form of therapy, a healing process.â€
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