verb (used with object),woveor, 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),woveor, 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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM weave
outweave,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
weather vane, weather window, weather-wise, weatherwoman, weatherworn, weave, weave bead, weave in and out, weaver, weaverbird, weaver's hitch
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British Dictionary definitions for weave
weave
/ (wiːv) /
verbweaves, weaving, wove, weaved, wovenorweaved
to form (a fabric) by interlacing (yarn, etc), esp on a loom
(tr)to make or construct by such a processto 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 introduceto weave factual details into a fiction
to create (a way, etc) by moving from side to sideto weave through a crowd
(intr)()vet science(of a stabled horse) to swing the head, neck, and body backwards and forwards
get weavinginformalto 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