Meaning & use
Weaved
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Moved in a winding or zigzag course, often to avoid obstacles.
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The cyclist weaved through the heavy traffic with ease.
The running back weaved past three defenders to reach the end zone.
A note on using this word
In the sense of moving through obstacles, the past tense is 'weaved' ('weaved through traffic'), but in the textile sense most style guides prefer the irregular past tense 'wove' ('she wove a basket').
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