weave

weave [wēv]

vt.

WOVE or, chiefly for vt. 6 & vi. 2, weaved, woven or wove or, chiefly for vt. 6 & vi. 2, weaved, weaving, wove [ME weven < OE wefan, akin to ON vefa, Ger weben < IE * webh- (> Gr hyphē) < base * (a)we-, to plait, weave]

1.

a) to make (a fabric), esp. on a loom, by interlacing threads or yarns

b) to form (threads) into a fabric

2.

a) to construct in the mind or imagination

b) to work (details, incidents, etc.) into a story, poem, etc.

3.

a) to make by interlacing twigs, straw, rush, wicker, etc. [to weave baskets]

b) to twist or interlace (straw, wicker, etc.) so as to form something

4. to twist or interlace (something) into, through, or among [to weave flowers into one's hair]

5. to make or spin (a web): said of spiders, etc.

6.

a) to cause (a vehicle, etc.) to move from side to side or in and out

b) to make (one's way) by moving in this fashion

vi.

1. to do weaving; make cloth

2. to move from side to side or in and out [weaving through traffic]

n.

a method, manner, or pattern of weaving [a cloth of English weave]