Webster's English Dictionary

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web

1. web \'web\ \-.li-k\ n [ME, fr. OE; akin to ON vefr web, OE wefan to 
   weave] often attrib  1: a fabric on a loom or in process of being removed 
   from a loom  2a: COBWEB, COBWEB  2b: SNARE, ENTANGLEMENT  3: a tissue or 
   membrane of an animal or plant; esp : that uniting f ingers or toes either 
   at their bases (as in man) or for a greater part of their length (as in 
   many water birds) 4a: a thin metal sheet, plate, or strip  4b: the plate 
   connecting the upper and lower flanges of a girder or rail  4c: the arm of 
   a crank  5: an intricate structure suggestive of something woven : NETWORK  
   6: the series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather :  
   VANE 7a: a continuous sheet of paper manufactured or undergoing manufacture 
   on a  paper machine 7b: a reel of such paper for use in a rotary printing 
   press  8: the part of a ribbed vault between the ribs  - web.like aj
2. web vb or webbed;  or web.bing 1: to cover with a web or network  2: 
   ENTANGLE, ENSNARE  3: to provide with a web {webbed feet}  : to construct 
   or form a web