/ meʃ; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
1.
[ U , C ] material made of threads of plastic rope or wire that are twisted together like a net :
wire mesh over the door of the cage
2.
[ C , usually sing. ] a complicated situation or system that it is difficult to escape from
SYN web
■ verb ( formal )
1.
mesh (sth) (with sth) | mesh (sth) (together) to fit together or match closely, especially in a way that works well; to make things fit together successfully :
[ v ]
This evidence meshes with earlier reports of an organized riot.
[ vn ]
His theories mesh together various political and religious beliefs.
2.
[ v ] ( technical ) ( of parts of a machine ) to fit together as they move :
If the cogs don't mesh correctly, the gears will keep slipping.
••
WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : probably from an unrecorded Old English word related to (and perhaps reinforced in Middle English by) Middle Dutch maesche , of Germanic origin.