weave

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old English wefan, from Proto-Germanic *webaną, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to weave, braid”). Cognate with West Frisian weve, Dutch weven, German weben, Danish væve, Swedish väva.

Verb

weave (third-person singular simple present weaves, present participle weaving, simple past wove, past participle woven)

  1. To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
    This loom weaves yarn into sweaters.
  2. To spin a cocoon or a web.
    Spiders weave beautiful but deadly webs.
Related terms
Translations
to form something by passing strands of material over and under one another
to spin a cocoon or a web
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Noun

weave (plural weaves)

  1. ­A type or way of weaving.
    That rug has a very tight weave.
  2. Human or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either in addition to or by covering the natural hair altogether.
Translations
a type or way of weaving
human or artificial hair worn

Etymology 2

Probably from Old Norse veifa ‘move around, wave’, related to Latin vibrare.

Verb

weave (third-person singular simple present weaves, present participle weaving, simple past and past participle weaved)

  1. To make or move by turning and twisting.
    The ambulance had to weave its way through traffic to reach the accident.
  2. 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.
    • 2011 January 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Man City 4 - 3 Wolves”, BBC:
      Tevez picked up a throw-in from the right, tip-toed his way into the area and weaved past three Wolves challenges before slotting in to display why, of all City's multi-million pound buys, he remains their most important player.
Translations
to weave
to make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side

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