weave2

 
Pronunciation: /wiːv/

verb

[no object]
  • twist and turn from side to side while moving somewhere in order to avoid obstructions: he had to weave his way through the crowds
  • take evasive action in an aircraft, typically by moving it from side to side.
  • (of a horse) repeatedly swing the head and forepart of the body from side to side (considered to be a vice).

Phrases

get weaving

British informal set briskly to work; begin action.

Origin:

late 16th century: probably from Old Norse veifa 'to wave, brandish'