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weave

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Synonyms: heave, wave, reave, leave, eave, weake, weve, weare, beave, weale, we've

Antonyms: heave, wave, reave, leave, eave, weake, weve, weare, beave, weale, we've

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Verb

  1. To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
    • This loom weaves yarn into cloth.
  2. To spin a cocoon or a web.
    • Spiders weave beautiful but deadly webs.
  3. To unite by close connection or intermixture.
  4. 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. Human or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either to supplement or to cover the natural hair.

Verb

  1. To move by turning and twisting.
    • The drunk weaved into another bar.
  2. 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. To move the head back and forth in a stereotyped pattern, typically as a symptom of stress.

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