noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A sturdy woven fabric. countable, uncountable

   "The webbing of the lawn chair made marks on his thigh."

2. 2
   a strong fabric woven in strips wordnet
3. 3
   A belt and shoulder harness with attached pouches used to carry a soldier's equipment, water, ammunition, etc. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   a narrow closely woven tape; used in upholstery or for seat belts wordnet
5. 5
   The webs of the digits. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   something forming a web (as between the toes of birds) wordnet
7. 7
   The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb; the web. countable, uncountable

   "He caught the ball in the webbing."

8. 8
   Tapes conducting webs of paper in a printing machine. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of web form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

arabesquebasketworkcancellationcorduroycottoncross hatching

Example

More examples

"Since the 1800s, scientists have marveled at how spiders can take flight using their webbing."

Related phrases

webbing clothes moth

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