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| mesh [ mesh ] |
noun (plural mesh·es) |
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1. material like net: material, or a piece of material, made of plastic, thread, or wire woven together like a net
  wire mesh
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2. opening in net: the open space between the threads or wires of a net
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3. strands of net: the threads or wires that make up a net
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4. trap: something that holds or entangles like a net or a trap
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often used in the plural
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caught in the meshes of the criminal underworld
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5. something interwoven: an interwoven or interlinked arrangement or construction
the mesh of the girders against the sky
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6. interlocking metal links: a material consisting of interlocking metal links, used in jewelry
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7. mechanical engineering engagement of gears: engagement of the teeth on gearwheels
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8. industry opening in screen: a measure of the number of openings in a screen for sorting things into different sizes, usually per inch. A 20-mesh screen has 20 openings per inch.
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle meshed, present participle mesh·ing, 3rd person present singular mesh·es) |
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1. fit together: to fit or work closely or well together, or make things work closely or well together
Her vision of the company's future meshes perfectly with ours.
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2. catch or entangle: to catch or entangle somebody or something, or become caught or entangled, in a mesh
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3. mechanical engineering engage gearwheels: to engage together, or make the teeth on gearwheels engage together
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| [14th century. Probably < Middle Dutch maesche< Indo-European, "knot"] |
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| mesh·y adjective |
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