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Definitions for Weave

[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.
[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.
[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.
[6] to form or construct something, as fabric, by interlacing threads, yarns, strips, etc.
[7] to compose a connected whole by combining various elements or details.
[8] 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.
[9] to move or proceed in a winding course or from side to side: dancers weaving in time to the music.
[10] a pattern of or method for interlacing yarns.
[11] hairweave(defs 1, 2) .
[12] to form (a fabric) by interlacing (yarn, etc), esp on a loom
[13] (tr) to make or construct by such a process to weave a shawl
[14] (tr) to make or construct (an artefact, such as a basket) by interlacing (a pliable material, such as cane)
[15] (of a spider) to make (a web)
[16] (tr) to construct by combining separate elements into a whole
[17] (tr; often foll by in, into, through, etc ) to introduce to weave factual details into a fiction
[18] to create (a way, etc) by moving from side to side to weave through a crowd
[19] (intr) () vet science (of a stabled horse) to swing the head, neck, and body backwards and forwards
[20] get weaving informal to hurry; start to do something
[21] the method or pattern of weaving or the structure of a woven fabric

Words related to Weave

sew, incorporate, entwine, construct, compose, zigzag, knit, create, fuse, fabricate, twist, fold, intertwine, careen, snake, splice, introduce, braid, spin, loop

Words nearby Weave

weatherproof, weatherproofer, weathertight, weatherwoman, weatherworn, weave, weave bead, weave in and out, weaver, weaver's hitch, weaverbird

Origin of Weave

before 900; Middle English weven, Old English wefan; cognate with German weben, Old Norse vefa; see web

Other words from Weave

out·weave , 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.

Word origin for Weave

Old English wefan; related to Old High German weban, Old Norse vefa, Greek hyphos, Sanskrit vābhis; compare web , weevil , wasp

Synonyms for Weave

braid, careen, compose, construct, create, entwine, fabricate, fold, fuse, incorporate, intertwine, introduce, knit, loop, mesh, sew, snake, spin, splice, twist, zigzag, build, complect, complicate, crochet, cue, interlace, interlink, intermingle, knot, lurch, make, manufacture, mat, merge, net, plait, ply, reticulate, twine, wind, wreathe, writhe, criss-cross, interfold, make up, move in and out, piece together, put together, twist and turn, whip through