weave
- weave
- [[t]wi͟ːv[/t]]
(The form weaved is used for the past tense and past participle for meaning 4.)
1) VERB If you weave cloth or a carpet, you make it by crossing threads over and under each other using a frame or machine called a loom.
[V n] They would spin and weave cloth, cook and attend to the domestic side of life...
In one room, young mothers weave while babies doze in their laps.
Derived words:
woven ADJ usu ADJ n ...woven cotton fabrics.
weaving N-UNCOUNT When I studied weaving, I became intrigued with natural dyes.
2)
N-COUNT: usu
supp N A particular
weave is the way in which the threads are arranged in a cloth or carpet.
Fabrics with a close weave are ideal for painting.
3) VERB If you weave something such as a basket, you make it by crossing long plant stems or fibres over and under each other.
[V n] Jenny weaves baskets from willow she grows herself.
Derived words:
woven ADJ usu ADJ n The floors are covered with woven straw mats.
4) VERB If you weave your way somewhere, you move between and around things as you go there.
[V prep] The cars then weaved in and out of traffic at top speed...
[V prep] He weaved around the tables to where she sat with Bob...
[V way prep/adv] He weaves his way through a crowd.
5) VERB If you weave a story, you invent a complicated story. [WRITTEN]
[V n] Jan Roberts weaves a compelling tale which traps a young woman in a world run by the Mafia.
6) VERB If you weave details into a story or design, you include them, so that they are closely linked together or become an important part of the story or design. [WRITTEN]
[V n into n] She weaves imaginative elements into her poems...
[V pl-n with together] Bragg weaves together the histories of his main characters.
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Weave — (w[=e]v), v. t. [imp. {Wove} (w[=o]v); p. p. {Woven} (w[=o]v n), {Wove}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weaving}. The regular imp. & p. p. {Weaved} (w[=e]vd), is rarely used.] [OE. weven, AS. wefan; akin to D. weven, G. weben, OHG. weban, Icel. vefa, Sw. v[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weave — [wēv] vt. WOVE or, chiefly for vt. 6 & vi. 2, weaved, woven or wove or, chiefly for vt. 6 & vi. 2, weaved, weaving, wove [ME weven < OE wefan, akin to ON vefa, Ger weben < IE * webh (> Gr hyphē) < base * (a)we , to plait, weave] 1. a) … English World dictionary
weave — Ⅰ. weave [1] ► VERB (past wove; past part. woven or wove) 1) form (fabric) by interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others at a right angle to them. 2) (usu. as noun weaving) make fabric in this way. 3) … English terms dictionary
Weave — Weave, n. A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere weave. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weave — (v.) O.E. wefan form by interlacing yarn (class V strong verb; past tense wæf, pp. wefen), from P.Gmc. *webanan (Cf. O.N. vefa, M.L.G., M.Du., Du. weven, O.H.G. weban, Ger. weben to weave ), from PIE *webh /*wobh (Cf. Skt. ubhnati he laces to … Etymology dictionary
weave — weave, knit, crochet, braid, plait, tat mean to make a fabric or textile or to form an article by interlacing threads or strands of material. Weave usually implies crossing rows of threads or strands interlaced into a web, irrespective of method … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Weave — Weave, v. i. 1. To practice weaving; to work with a loom. [1913 Webster] 2. To become woven or interwoven. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weave — index incorporate (include) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
weave — verb. It is worth pointing out that there are two words involved here, although their meanings overlap in figurative applications. The one meaning ‘to form fabric by interlacing threads’ is from Old English, and the other, meaning ‘to take a… … Modern English usage
weave — [v] blend, unite; contrive braid, build, careen, complect, complicate, compose, construct, create, criss cross, crochet, cue, entwine, fabricate, fold, fuse, incorporate, interfold, interlace, interlink, intermingle, intertwine, introduce, knit,… … New thesaurus
weave — I n. a plain; satin; twill weave II v. 1) (C) she wove a basket for us; or: she wove us a basket 2) (d; tr.) to weave around, round (she wove the story around a specific theme) 3) (d; tr.) to weave from, out of (she wants to weave a scarf from… … Combinatory dictionary
