to web
- verb
- /wɛb/
- When Spider-Man webs him up, he teleports out of it and then stabs Spider-Man to death.
I honestly could not even tell you where this spider webs.
- I honestly could not even tell you where this spider webs.
Examples
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When can we expect to be able to web surf via our Roku system?
Blog text (33) -
Keep your distance, web them up.
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Strings of black hair web her cheeks.
Fiction book (1996) -
You just throw out your hand as if you're casting a web like your spider man.
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Just web him.
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I love how I can just web-clip things right to notebook.
Blog text (25) -
Weed webs its way from the river over the terrain, yielding to flexible dwarf ribbon trees and inflated lung plants.
Fiction book (2001) -
The artist began to web together various strands of yarn to create a beautiful tapestry.
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As she started to web the intricate design, it became clear how skilled she was in her craft.
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The children excitedly watched as their teacher used a loom to web colorful threads into a stunning piece of art.
Synonyms
To make cloth by crossing threads or to join things into a single piece
To catch something by using a mesh
Antonyms
Compounds
- Texting
A computer or program that stores and sends website pages to people on the internet
- Specialized
A round spider net with straight lines from the center and rings of sticky thread
- Specialized
A slender tropical insect that lives in colonies and spins silk tunnels for nests
- Specialized
A small water-and-land animal with webbed toes and a long tongue used to catch insects and climb smooth rocks
How Covered
Surface Forms
Etymology
Web as a verb comes from the same old word for 'weave' and means to cover or connect with threads or patterns, just like a spider weaving its web.