weave

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To make (cloth) by interlacing the threads of the weft and the warp on a loom.
2. v. To interlace (threads, for example) into cloth.
3. v. To construct by interlacing or interweaving strips or strands of material: weave a basket.
4. v. To interweave or combine (elements) into a complex whole: wove the incidents into a story.
5. v. To contrive (something complex or elaborate) in this way: weave a tale.
6. v. To introduce (another element) into a complex whole; work in: wove folk tunes into the symphony.
7. v. To spin (a web, for example).
8. v. To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side: weaved our way through the heavy traffic.
9. v. To engage in weaving; make cloth.
10. v. To work at a loom.
11. v. To move in and out or sway from side to side.
12. n. The pattern, method of weaving, or construction of a fabric: a twill weave; a loose weave.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To form by interlacing flexible parts, such as threads, yarns, filaments, or strips of different materials. See weaving.
2. To form a texture from; interlace or entwine into a fabric.
3. To entwine; unite by intermixture or close connection; insert by or as by weaving.
4. To inclose by weaving something about.
5. To contrive, fabricate, or construct with de sign or elaborate care: as, to weave a plot.
6. To practise weaving; work with a loom.
7. To become woven or interwoven.
8. In the manège, to make a motion of the head, neck, and body from side to side like the shuttle of a weaver: said of a horse.
9. n. The act or a style of weaving.
10. To shake; cause to waver; wave; brandish; toss; waft.
11. To move; cause to move.
12. To wave; waver; float about.
13. To move; go.

Wiktionary

1. v. To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
2. v. To spin a cocoon or a web.
3. n. ­A type or way of weaving.
4. n. Human or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either in addition to or by covering the natural hair altogether.
5. v. To make or move by turning and twisting.
6. v. To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. To unite, as threads of any kind, in such a manner as to form a texture; to entwine or interlace into a fabric.; hence, to unite by close connection or intermixture; to unite intimately.
2. v. To form, as cloth, by interlacing threads; to compose, as a texture of any kind, by putting together textile materials; ; hence, to form into a fabric; to compose; to fabricate.
3. v. To practice weaving; to work with a loom.
4. v. To become woven or interwoven.
5. n. A particular method or pattern of weaving.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. sway to and fro
2. n. pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
3. v. interlace by or as if by weaving
4. v. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
5. v. create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton