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  (wēv) pronunciation

v., wove (wōv), wo·ven ('vən), weav·ing, weaves.

v.tr.
    1. To make (cloth) by interlacing the threads of the weft and the warp on a loom.
    2. To interlace (threads, for example) into cloth.
  1. To construct by interlacing or interweaving strips or strands of material: weave a basket.
    1. To interweave or combine (elements) into a complex whole: wove the incidents into a story.
    2. To contrive (something complex or elaborate) in this way: weave a tale.
  2. To introduce (another element) into a complex whole; work in: wove folk tunes into the symphony.
  3. To spin (a web, for example).
  4. past tense weaved. To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side: weaved our way through the heavy traffic.
v.intr.
    1. To engage in weaving; make cloth.
    2. To work at a loom.
  1. past tense weaved. To move in and out or sway from side to side.
n.

The pattern, method of weaving, or construction of a fabric: a twill weave; a loose weave.

[Middle English weven, from Old English wefan.]


 
 
Thesaurus: weave

verb

  1. To move back and forth or from side to side, as if about to fall: sway, teeter, totter, vacillate, waver, wobble. See repetition.
  2. To walk unsteadily: falter, lurch, reel, stagger, stumble, teeter, totter, wobble. See move/halt.
  3. To move or proceed on a repeatedly curving course: coil, corkscrew, curl, entwine, meander, snake, spiral, twine, twist, wind2, wreathe. See repetition, straight/bent.

 
Antonyms: weave

v

Definition: blend, unite; contrive
Antonyms: divide, separate


 

v. take evasive action in an aircraft, typically by moving it from side to side.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

 

A vice of stabled horses manifested by continuous and vigorous rocking from side to side with the head and neck, and to a less extent the trunk.


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric.

pronunciation Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it. — Horace Mann (1796-1859).

 
Translations: Translations for: Weave

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - væve, flette, indflette, konstruere, sammensætte
v. intr. - vævet
n. - vævning, binding

2.
v. intr. - snoende

idioms:

  • get weaving    komme afsted
  • weave one's way    sno sig vej igennem

Nederlands (Dutch)
weven, combineren, gewoven patroon

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - (Tex) tisser, tresser, entrelacer, (fig) inventer (une histoire)
v. intr. - (Tex) être tisserand
n. - tissage

2.
v. intr. - se frayer un chemin, se faufiler

idioms:

  • get weaving    remue-toi!
  • weave one's way    se faufiler entre

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - weben, spinnen, bilden
n. - Webart

2.
v. - sich schlängeln, (ugs.) ausweichen

idioms:

  • get weaving    (Slang) loslegen
  • weave one's way    sich durchschlängeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξυφαίνω, υφαίνω, ελίσσομαι, περνώ με ζιγκ-ζάγκ, πλέκω, συνθέτω
n. - ύφανση

idioms:

  • get weaving    πιάνω δουλειά, αναλαμβάνω δράση
  • weave one's way    ελίσσομαι

Italiano (Italian)
tessere

idioms:

  • get weaving    darsi d'attorno
  • weave one's way    fare a modo proprio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - tecer, compor
n. - modo de tecer (m)

idioms:

  • get weaving    colocar-se em movimento
  • weave one's way    fazer o caminho

Русский (Russian)
ткать, выдумывать, сплетаться, качаться, махать, ткацкое переплетение

idioms:

  • get weaving    начать упорно работать над чем-л.
  • weave one's way    пробираться сквозь что-л.

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - tejer, entrelazar, tramar, urdir
v. intr. - tejer en telar, entrelazarse, serpentearse
n. - tejido, textura

2.
v. intr. - seguir en un curso tortuoso o serpenteado

idioms:

  • get weaving    manos a la obra!, vamos!
  • weave one's way    abrirse paso zigzagueando

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - väva, slingra sig, flyga i sicksack
n. - (väv-)mönster, vävnadssätt

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
编织, 编排, 组合, 纺织, 摇晃, 迂回行进, 编法, 织法

idioms:

  • get weaving    赶快, 开始行动
  • weave one's way    曲折穿行, 使迂回前进

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 編織, 編排, 組合
v. intr. - 紡織, 搖晃, 迂回行進
n. - 編法, 編織, 織法

idioms:

  • get weaving    趕快, 開始行動
  • weave one's way    曲折穿行, 使迂迴前進

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - (직물 따위를) 짜다, 엮다, (계획 등을) 만들어 내다
v. intr. - 천을 짜다, 엉키다, 누비듯이 나아가다
n. - 짜는 법, 짠 것, 직물

2.
v. intr. - 장애물을 피하려고 비틀비틀 나아가다, 좌우로 흔들리다

idioms:

  • get weaving    지체 없이 착수하다, 활기 있게 착수하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 織る, 編む, 機を織る, 作り上げる, 組み立てる, 張る, 織り込む
n. - 織り

idioms:

  • get weaving    勢いよく取りかかる
  • weave one's way    縫うように進む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينسج, يحوك, يحبك, يرسم, يشق طريقه, يتخذ سبيلا متعرجا, يتذبذب (الاسم) نسيج, طريقه النسج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ארג, טווה, שזר, בנה, הרכיב, פיתל‬
v. intr. - ‮נשזר, נארג, נטווה‬
n. - ‮מארג, משזר, מרקם, מטווה‬
v. intr. - ‮התפתל‬


 
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