weave
[verb]
Synonyms:
- knit, braid, entwine, interlace, intertwine, plait
- create, build, construct, contrive, fabricate, make up, put together, spin
- zigzag, crisscross, wind

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I. weave¹ /wiːv/ verb (past tense wove /wəʊv $ woʊv/, past participle woven /ˈwəʊvən $ ˈwoʊ-/)
[Sense 1-3: Language: Old English; Origin: wefan]
[Sense 4: Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old Norse veifa 'to wave']

1. CLOTH ETC [intransitive and transitive] to make cloth, a carpet, a basket etc by crossing threads or thin pieces under and over each other by hand or on a loom:
hand-woven scarves
Only a few of the women still weave.

2. STORY [transitive] to put many different ideas, subjects, stories etc together and connect them smoothly:
She weaves a complicated plot of romance and intrigue.
weave something together
the complex patterns which evolve when individuals’ lives are woven together

3. weave your magic/weave a spell to attract or interest someone very much

4. MOVE (past tense and past participle weaved) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to move somewhere by turning and changing direction a lot:
cyclists weaving in and out of the traffic
weave your way through/to etc something
Lori spotted them as they weaved their way through the tables.
traditional basket weaving

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II. weave² noun [countable]
the way in which a material is woven, and the pattern formed by this:
a fine weave

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weave
verb
ADV. specially The carpet was specially woven to commemorate the 1,000th anniversary of the cathedral's foundation.
skilfully (often figurative) Hall skilfully weaves the historical research into a gripping narrative.
inextricably, intricately (both figurative) The whisky is inextricably woven into Scotland's history, customs and culture.
together weaving the threads together
PREP. from a basket woven from strips of willow
into A pattern is woven into the fabric.

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