English dictionary
weave
nounPronunciation
/wiːv/
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- A type or way of weaving.
- Human or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either to supplement or to cover the natural hair.
verb
- To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
- To spin a cocoon or a web.
- To unite by close connection or intermixture.
- To compose creatively and intricately; to fabricate.
verb
- To move by turning and twisting.
- To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side.
Example sentences
That rug has a very tight weave.
This loom weaves yarn into sweaters.
Spiders weave beautiful but deadly webs.
to weave the plot of a story
The drunk weaved into another bar.
The ambulance weaved its way through the heavy traffic.