Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

This loom weaves yarn into cloth.

Eugene "Uncle Onio" Punzal has lived on Kauai his whole life. He began weaving coconut fronds when he was a young child after seeing traditional weavers selling their pāpales (a traditional style of crownless hat) and baskets to tourists on the beach.

Spiders weave beautiful but deadly webs.

This weaves itself, perforce, into my business.

these words, thus woven into song

to weave the plot of a story

According to the simple meaning, these verses warn against forgetting the Torah and against idol worship, but our Sages wove them into an Aggadic passage which deals with physical danger in order to say: Jews must protect their physical health.

That rug has a very tight weave.

Word Forms

• weaves
• weaving
• wove
• weaved
• woven

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When Should You Use Weave?

Use weave when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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