weave

(wiːv

)

verb weaves, weaving, wove, weaved, woven or weaved

1 to form (a fabric) by interlacing (yarn, etc), esp on a loom

2 (transitive) to make or construct by such a process ■ to weave a shawl

3 (transitive) to make or construct (an artefact, such as a basket) by interlacing (a pliable material, such as cane)

4 (of a spider) to make (a web)

5 (transitive) to construct by combining separate elements into a whole

6 (transitive; often followed by in, into, through, etc) to introduce ■ to weave factual details into a fiction

7 to create (a way, etc) by moving from side to side ■ to weave through a crowd

8 (intransitive) veterinary science (of a stabled horse) to swing the head, neck, and body backwards and forwards

9 See get weaving

▷ noun

10 the method or pattern of weaving or the structure of a woven fabric

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

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