Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense meshes, present participle meshing, past tense, past participle meshed
1. variable noun
Mesh is material like a net made from wire, thread, or plastic.
The ground-floor windows are obscured by wire mesh.
...a mesh small enough to exclude tiny insects.
Synonyms: net, netting, network, web More Synonyms of mesh
2. verb
If two things or ideas mesh or are meshed, they go together well or fit together closely.
Their senses of humor meshed perfectly. [VERB]
This of course meshes with the economic philosophy of those on the right. [VERB + with]
Meshing the research and marketing operations will be Mr. Furlaud's job. [V n-pl]
[Also VERB noun + with]
Synonyms: engage, combine, connect, knit More Synonyms of mesh
More Synonyms of mesh
mesh in British English
(mɛʃ)
noun
1.
a network; net
2.
an open space between the strands of a network
3. (often plural)
the strands surrounding these spaces
4.
anything that ensnares, or holds like a net
the mesh of the secret police
5.
the engagement of teeth on interacting gearwheels
the gears are in mesh
6.
a measure of spacing of the strands of a mesh or grid, expressed as the distance between strands for coarse meshes or a number of strands per unit length for fine meshes
7. Also called: mesh network computing
a network of devices connected to each other by multiple nodes
verb
8.
to entangle or become entangled
9.
(of gear teeth) to engage or cause to engage
10. (intransitive; often foll bywith)
to coordinate (with)
to mesh with a policy
11.
to work or cause to work in harmony
Derived forms
meshy (ˈmeshy)
adjective
Word origin
C16: probably from Dutch maesche; related to Old English masc, Old High German masca
mesh in American English
(mɛʃ)
noun
1.
any of the open spaces of a net, screen, sieve, etc.: a 50-mesh screen is one with 50 such open spaces per linear inch
2. [pl.]
the threads, cords, etc. forming these openings
3.
a net or network
4.
a netlike, woven material, as that used for stockings
5.
a structure of interlocking metal links
6.
anything that entangles, snares, or entraps
7.
the engagement of the teeth of gears
verb transitive, verb intransitive
8.
to entangle or become entangled
9. US
to engage or become engaged
said of gears or gear teeth
10.
to fit closely together; interlock
Idioms:
in mesh
Derived forms
meshy (ˈmeshy)
adjective
Word origin
earlier meash, prob. < MDu maesche < ODu maske < IE base *mezg-, to knit, entwine > Lith mezgù, to knit together, OE max, a net
mesh in Mechanical Engineering
(mɛʃ)
Word forms: (present) meshes, (past) meshed, (perfect) meshed, (progressive) meshing
verb
(Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components)
If gear teeth mesh with other gear teeth, or are meshed with them, they fit together and start working together.
This gear meshes with another gear, which turns the pinion gear shaft.
Shift all the gears into position and look at how the gear teeth mesh.
If gear teeth mesh with other gear teeth, they fit together and start working together.
Examples of 'mesh' in a sentence
mesh
Strain the cucumber through a fine mesh and press out the liquid.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Grow it on concrete posts and steel reinforcing mesh and it will be there longer than you.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Wrap a spiral rabbit guard round the tree or use a layer of wire mesh.
The Sun (2009)
It is ringed by security lights and two layers of high mesh fences topped with razor wire.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You can cover these with fine wire mesh.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This embroidered mesh dress is sleek and modern.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The ones on the ground floor were covered with a thick wire mesh.
Goshgarian, Gary Exploring language (6th edn) (1995)
The fine mesh catches fry before they can breed.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There are two mesh pockets inside.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Of course, those doing the revolting will claim that these two perspectives mesh together.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Wise gardeners will be sure to deploy nets, mesh and barriers where possible to exclude pests.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
No grinding or creaking; just the faint whistle of air through the steel mesh.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A mesh made from plastic bottles has been used in the upper.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Meanwhile, why not invite his gang to dinners and parties where the two groups can mesh more easily.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
You could make one from a tube of large mesh wire netting - an ideal way to grow upwards in small gardens.
The Sun (2015)
Those two facts, of course, do not mesh very well.
Christianity Today (2000)
In other languages
mesh
British English: mesh NOUN
Mesh is material like a net made from wire, thread, or plastic.
The ground-floor windows are obscured by wire mesh.
American English: mesh
Brazilian Portuguese: malha
Chinese: 网眼织品
European Spanish: malla
French: grillage
German: Geflecht
Italian: rete
Japanese: 網
Korean: 망
European Portuguese: malha
Latin American Spanish: malla
Chinese translation of 'mesh'
mesh
(mɛʃ)
n(c/u)
(= net) 网(網) (wǎng) (张(張), zhāng)
vi
紧(緊)密配合 (jǐnmì pèihé)
to mesh with sth与(與)某物协(協)调(調)一致 (yǔ mǒuwù xiétiáo yīzhì)
1 (noun)
Definition
a material resembling a net made from intersecting strands with a space between each strand
The ground-floor windows are obscured by wire mesh.
Synonyms
net
the use of a net in greenhouses to protect crops against insects
netting
network
The uterus is supplied with a network of blood vessels and nerves.
web
a delicate web of fine lace
tracery
2 (noun)
Definition
anything that ensnares or holds like a net
They led the criminals into their mesh.
Synonyms
trap
He came across a bird caught in a trap.
web
a complex web of financial dealings
tangle
a tangle of wires
toils
snare
an animal caught in a snare
entanglement
1 (verb)
Definition
to fit together closely or work in harmony
Their senses of humour meshed perfectly.
Synonyms
engage
Press the lever until you hear the catch engage.
combine
connect
knit
Sport knits the whole family close together.
come together
coordinate
Officials visited the earthquake zone to coordinate the relief effort.
interlock
The tragedies begin to interlock.
dovetail
The pieces dovetail seamlessly.
fit together
harmonize
2 (verb)
Definition
to entangle or become entangled
Limes and plane trees meshed in unpruned disorder.
Synonyms
entangle
The door handle had entangled itself with the strap of her bag.
catch
The locals were encouraged to catch and kill the birds.
net
Poachers have been netting fish to sell on the black market.
trap
The locals were trying to trap and kill the spiders.
tangle
a huge mass of hair, all tangled together
snare
He'd snared a rabbit earlier in the day.
ensnare
The spider must wait for the prey to be ensnared in its web.
enmesh
She warned that the new mandate would enmesh the UN in a dangerous conflict.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of catch
Definition
to capture (a person or a fish or animal)
The locals were encouraged to catch and kill the birds.
Synonyms
trap,
capture,
snare,
entangle,
ensnare,
entrap
in the sense of coordinate
Definition
to bring together and cause to work together efficiently
Officials visited the earthquake zone to coordinate the relief effort.
Synonyms
organize,
synchronize,
integrate,
bring together,
mesh,
correlate,
systematize
in the sense of dovetail
Definition
to fit together closely or neatly
The pieces dovetail seamlessly.
Synonyms
fit together,
join,
fit,
unite,
link,
interlock,
tenon,
mortise
Synonyms of 'mesh'
mesh
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of enmesh
She warned that the new mandate would enmesh the UN in a dangerous conflict.
Synonyms
entangle,
involve,
catch,
net,
trap,
tangle,
implicate,
snarl,
embroil,
snare,
incriminate,
ensnare,
trammel
in the sense of ensnare
Definition
to catch (an animal) in a snare
The spider must wait for the prey to be ensnared in its web.
Synonyms
trap,
catch,
capture,
seize,
snarl,
embroil,
net,
snare,
entangle,
entrap,
enmesh
in the sense of interlock
The tragedies begin to interlock.
Synonyms
connect,
unite,
link,
join,
couple,
relate,
associate,
combine,
cohere
in the sense of knit
Definition
to join together closely
Sport knits the whole family close together.
Synonyms
join,
unite,
link,
tie,
bond,
ally,
combine,
secure,
bind,
connect,
merge,
weave,
fasten,
meld
in the sense of network
Definition
a system of intersecting lines, roads, veins, etc.
The uterus is supplied with a network of blood vessels and nerves.
Synonyms
web,
system,
arrangement,
grid,
mesh,
lattice,
circuitry,
nexus,
plexus,
interconnection,
net
in the sense of snare
Definition
a trap for birds or small animals, usually a flexible loop that is drawn tight around the prey
an animal caught in a snare
Synonyms
trap,
net,
wire,
gin,
pitfall,
noose,
springe
in the sense of snare
Definition
to catch in or as if in a snare
He'd snared a rabbit earlier in the day.
Synonyms
trap,
catch,
net,
wire,
seize,
entrap,
springe
in the sense of tangle
Definition
a confused or complicated mass of things, such as hair or fibres, knotted or coiled together
a tangle of wires
Synonyms
knot,
mass,
twist,
web,
jungle,
mat,
coil,
snarl,
mesh,
ravel,
entanglement
in the sense of tangle
Definition
to twist (things, such as hair or fibres) together in a confused mass