Definition of "weave" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.

   • This loom weaves yarn into sweaters.

2. (transitive) To spin a cocoon or a web.

   • Spiders weave beautiful but deadly webs.

3. (transitive) To unite by close connection or intermixture.

4. (transitive) To compose creatively and intricately; to fabricate.

   • to weave the plot of a story

noun

1. A type or way of weaving.

   • That rug has a very tight weave.

2. (cosmetics) Human or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either to supplement or to cover the natural hair.

verb

1. (intransitive) To move by turning and twisting.

   • The drunk weaved into another bar.

2. (transitive) 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.

3. (intransitive, of an animal) To move the head back and forth in a stereotyped pattern, typically as a symptom of stress.