weave
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weave1 [wi:v] v past tense wove [wəuv US wouv] past participle woven [ˈwəuvən US ˈwou-]
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1¦(cloth etc)¦
2¦(story)¦
3 weave your magic/weave a spell
4¦(move)¦
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[Sense: 1-3; Origin: Old English wefan]
[Sense: 4; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old Norse veifa 'to wave']
1.) ¦(CLOTH ETC)¦ [I and T]
to make cloth, a carpet, a basket etc by crossing threads or thin pieces under and over each other by hand or on a ↑
loom▪ hand-woven scarves
▪ Only a few of the women still weave.
▪ traditional basket weaving
2.) ¦(STORY)¦ [T]
to put many different ideas, subjects, stories etc together and connect them smoothly
▪ She weaves a complicated plot of romance and intrigue.
weave sth together
▪ the complex patterns which evolve when individuals' lives are woven together
3.) weave your magic/weave a spell
to attract or interest someone very much
4.) ¦(MOVE)¦
past tense and past participle weaved [I always + adverb/preposition]
to move somewhere by turning and changing direction a lot
▪ cyclists weaving in and out of the traffic
weave your way through/to etc sth
▪ Lori spotted them as they weaved their way through the tables.
weave 2
weave2 n
the way in which a material is woven, and the pattern formed by this
▪ a fine weave
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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
