noun
Meaning 1
The act by which something meshes or interlocks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the meshings of gears
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
meshing
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CMU ARPABET: M EH1 SH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of mesh
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the act of interlocking or meshing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mesh, interlock, interlocking
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: catch, grab, snatch, snap
noun
Meaning 4
an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: net, network, mesh, meshwork
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile
Narrower terms: chicken wire, gauze, netting, veiling, hairnet, reseau, safety net, save-all, snood, spark arrester, sparker, tulle, wirework, grillwork
noun
Meaning 5
contact by fitting together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the engagement of the clutch
- the meshing of gears
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: engagement, mesh, interlocking
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contact, impinging, striking
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
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