n. & v.
--n.
1. a a woven fabric. b an amount woven in one piece.
2 a complete structure or connected series (a web of lies).
3 a cobweb, gossamer, or a similar product of a spinning creature.
4 a a membrane between the toes of a swimming animal or bird. b the vane of a bird's feather.
5 a a large roll of paper used in a continuous printing process. b an endless wire mesh on rollers, on which this is made.
6 a thin flat part connecting thicker or more solid parts in machinery etc.
--v. (webbed, webbing)
1. tr. weave a web on.
2 intr. weave a web.
Phrases and idioms:
web-footed having the toes connected by webs. web offset offset printing on a web of paper. web-wheel a wheel having a plate or web instead of spokes, or with rim, spokes, and centre in one piece as in watch-wheels. web-worm US a gregarious caterpillar spinning a large web in which to sleep or to feed on enclosed foliage.
Derivatives:
webbed adj.
Etymology: OE web, webb f. Gmc