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weave
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As a verb, weave means form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another. As a noun, it means a type or way of weaving.
Meanings of weave
13 meaningsverb
To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
“This loom weaves yarn into sweaters.”
To spin a cocoon or a web.
“Spiders weave beautiful but deadly webs.”
To unite by close connection or intermixture.
To compose creatively and intricately; to fabricate.
“to weave the plot of a story”
To move by turning and twisting.
“The drunk weaved into another bar.”
To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side.
“The ambulance weaved its way through the heavy traffic.”
of an animalTo move the head back and forth in a stereotyped pattern, typically as a symptom of stress.
Interlace by or as if by weaving
Similar: interweaveCreate a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton
“tissue textiles”
Similar: tissue
noun
A type or way of weaving.
“That rug has a very tight weave.”
cosmeticsHuman or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either to supplement or to cover the natural hair.
Pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).