Weave Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
Britannica Dictionary definition of WEAVE
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◊ Wove is the usual past tense and woven the usual past participle for senses 1, 2, and 4. Weaved is the usual past tense and past participle for sense 3.
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to make something (such as cloth) by crossing threads or other long pieces of material over and under each other
[+ object]
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She weaves cloth on her loom.
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He wove a basket (from the branches). = He wove the branches into a basket.
[no object]
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She spins and weaves.
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[+ object]
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to create something (such as a story) by combining different things in usually a complicated way
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The author has woven an exciting tale of adventure and romance.
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She wove episodes from many sources into a single narrative.
— often + together
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The musicians wove together a beautiful and complex melody.
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The story weaves together [=combines] the past and present in surprising ways.
3
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to move from side to side while going forward especially in order to avoid the people or things that are in front of you
[no object]
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The car was weaving in and out of traffic.
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She weaved through the defenders and scored a goal.
[+ object]
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He weaved his way through the crowd.
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Britannica Dictionary definition of WEAVE
[count]
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a pattern in a woven cloth
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a particular way of weaving cloth
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a twill/plain weave
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an open weave