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weave
I. \ˈwēv\ verb
(wove \ˈwōv\ ; or weaved ; woven \ˈwōvən\ ; or weaved ; weaving ; weaves)
Etymology: Middle English weven, from Old English wefan; akin to Old High German weban to weave, Old Norse vefa, Greek hyphos web, hyphainein to weave, Sanskrit ubhnāti he laces up, covers over, ūrṇavābhi spider
transitive verb
1.
a. : to form (cloth) by interlacing strands (as of yarn); specifically : to make (cloth) on a loom by interlacing warp and filling threads
b. : to interlace (as threads) into a cloth
< weave wool into tweeds >
c. : to join, mend, or embroider (woven or knited fabric) with stitches that match or imitate those of the article
d. : to make (as a basket or wreath) by intertwining rushes, twigs, or flowers
< weave a chair seat >
< weave a garland >
< the girls … weave crowns of snowdrops, violets, and other flowers — J.G.Frazer >
2. : spin — used chiefly of spiders and some insects
3. : to twist together or interlace especially to form a texture, fabric, or design : entwine
< weave osiers into baskets >
< weave the holly round the Christmas hearth — Alfred Tennyson >
4.
a. : to produce by elaborately combining available materials or elements : contrive
< weave a plot >
< enchantments that you wove — G.B.Shaw >
— often used with about or around
< weave a new romance about the fallen hopes — V.L.Parrington >
< weave around it a story of violence and intrigue — John Brooks >
b. : to bring together and interrelate so as to form a coherent whole : join, unite — usually used with into or together
< had woven episodes from many sources into a single narrative >
< richly weaves together varied aspects of experience — New Republic >
c. : to introduce as an appropriate element : work in — usually used with in or into
< weaving in an exciting subplot — Chad Walsh >
< wove into their songs the theme of jubilee — W.F.Hambly >
5. Scotland : knit
6. : to direct (as the body) in a winding or zigzag course especially to avoid obstacles
< going about the crowd and weaving her person in and out — Thomas DeQuincey >
intransitive verb
1. : to work at weaving : make cloth
2. of an insect : to spin a web or cocoon
3. : to move in a devious, winding, or zigzag course turning or twisting in and out especially to avoid obstacles
< weaves down the ice with the puck >
< weaved in and out through the traffic >
< weaving through opposing tacklers for a 20-yard gain >
< among them ran the children, playing, weaving in and out — Irwin Shaw >
4.
a. : to move across and back repeatedly : shuttle
< can weave back and forth between periods of time at his will — Bernard DeVoto >
b. : to spread a weld by moving the electrode back and forth across the line of travel in arc welding
II. noun
(-s)
1. : something woven; especially : woven cloth : fabric
2. : any of the patterns or methods for interlacing the threads of woven fabrics — see plain weave, satin weave, twill weave
3. : a slow lateral motion of the projected image on a motion-picture screen
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English weven to move to and fro, wave, signal; akin to Old Norse veifa to wave — more at wife
transitive verb
obsolete : to signal to (a ship or its passengers) by waving
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to move unsteadily or waveringly from side to side : sway
< a tree weaving before it falls >
< his knees buckle slightly as he weaves on his feet — Wayne Hughes >
< was weaving and had trouble finding the keyhole — Polly Adler >
< his eyes close, his head weaves, and the music … starts — Time >
b.
(1) : to move from side to side incessantly and restlessly : rock, oscillate
< the preacher … weaving first to one side of the platform and then the other — Mark Twain >
(2) of a horse : to sway and shift weight nervously — compare weaving
< the horse that bucks … weaves — American Guide Series: Nevada >
c. : to lurch or stagger from side to side while moving forward : reel, careen
< weaving down the sidewalk was a trio of drunken sailors — Boston Herald >
2. : to work one's way toward or away from a boxing opponent while eluding his blows with swaying, turning, and slipping movements of the body
< a middleweight … fast, shifty, hard-hitting, weaving in with short, savage punches — Gene Tunney > |