Weave

Quick meaning: Weave is a verb meaning (transitive) To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.

Meaning

(transitive) To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To spin a cocoon or a web.
2. (transitive) To unite by close connection or intermixture.
3. (transitive) To compose creatively and intricately; to fabricate.
4. A type or way of weaving.
5. (cosmetics) Human or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either to supplement or to cover the natural hair.
6. (intransitive) To move by turning and twisting.
7. (transitive) To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side.

Example Sentences

to weave the plot of a story

That rug has a very tight weave.

This loom weaves yarn into cloth.

these words, thus woven into song

Word Forms

• weaves
• weaving
• weaved

Synonyms for weave

Depending on context, synonyms include thread, wind, interweave, tissue, meander, waver.

Antonyms for weave

Common opposites include unweave.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include thread, tissue, interweave, meander, wind, waver.

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