mesh

(mĕsh)

a. Any of the open spaces in a net or network; an interstice.

b. often meshes The cords, threads, or wires surrounding these spaces.

2. An openwork fabric or structure; a net or network: a screen made of wire mesh.

3. often meshes Something that snares or entraps: "Arabia had become entangled in the meshes of ... politics" (W. Montgomery Watt).

a. The engagement of gear teeth.

b. The state of being so engaged: gear teeth in mesh.

v. meshed, mesh·ing, mesh·es

v.tr.

1. To catch in or as if in a net; ensnare.

2. To cause (gear teeth) to become engaged.

3. To cause to work closely together; coordinate.

v.intr.

1. To become entangled.

2. To become engaged or interlocked: gears that are not meshing properly.

a. To fit together effectively; be coordinated.

b. To accord with another or each other; harmonize.

[Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch maesche; akin to Old English max, net, and German Masche, mesh, loop, both from Germanic *maskwōn; akin to Lithuanian megzti, to knit, knot.]

mesh′y adj.

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mesh

(mɛʃ)

1. a network; net

2. an open space between the strands of a network

3. (often plural) the strands surrounding these spaces

4. anything that ensnares, or holds like a net: the mesh of the secret police.

5. (Mechanical Engineering) the engagement of teeth on interacting gearwheels: the gears are in mesh.

6. a measure of spacing of the strands of a mesh or grid, expressed as the distance between strands for coarse meshes or a number of strands per unit length for fine meshes

7. to entangle or become entangled

8. (Mechanical Engineering) (of gear teeth) to engage or cause to engage

9. (often foll by: with) to coordinate (with): to mesh with a policy.

10. to work or cause to work in harmony

[C16: probably from Dutch maesche; related to Old English masc, Old High German masca]

ˈmeshy adj

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mesh

(mɛʃ)

1. an arrangement of interlocking metal links or wires with evenly spaced, uniform small openings between, as used in jewelry, sieves, etc.

2. any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.

3. an interwoven or intertwined structure; network.

4. one of the open spaces between the cords, wires, etc., of a net or screen.

5. meshes,

a. the cords, wires, etc., that bind such spaces.

b. a means of catching or holding fast: the meshes of the law.

6. the engagement of gear teeth.

v.t.

7. to catch or entangle in or as if in a net; enmesh.

8. to form with meshes, as a net.

9. to engage, as gear teeth.

10. to cause to match, coordinate, or interlock.

v.i.

11. to become enmeshed.

12. to become or be engaged, as the teeth of gears.

13. to match, coordinate, or interlock.

[1375–1425; late Middle English mesch, appar. continuing Old English masc, max; akin to Middle Dutch maesche, Old High German māsca]

mesh′y, adj. mesh•i•er, mesh•i•est.

mesh

Past participle: meshed
Gerund: meshing

Imperative
mesh
mesh

Present
I mesh
you mesh
he/she/it meshes
we mesh
you mesh
they mesh

Preterite
I meshed
you meshed
he/she/it meshed
we meshed
you meshed
they meshed

Present Continuous
I am meshing
you are meshing
he/she/it is meshing
we are meshing
you are meshing
they are meshing

Present Perfect
I have meshed
you have meshed
he/she/it has meshed
we have meshed
you have meshed
they have meshed

Past Continuous
I was meshing
you were meshing
he/she/it was meshing
we were meshing
you were meshing
they were meshing

Past Perfect
I had meshed
you had meshed
he/she/it had meshed
we had meshed
you had meshed
they had meshed

Future
I will mesh
you will mesh
he/she/it will mesh
we will mesh
you will mesh
they will mesh

Future Perfect
I will have meshed
you will have meshed
he/she/it will have meshed
we will have meshed
you will have meshed
they will have meshed

Future Continuous
I will be meshing
you will be meshing
he/she/it will be meshing
we will be meshing
you will be meshing
they will be meshing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been meshing
you have been meshing
he/she/it has been meshing
we have been meshing
you have been meshing
they have been meshing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been meshing
you will have been meshing
he/she/it will have been meshing
we will have been meshing
you will have been meshing
they will have been meshing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been meshing
you had been meshing
he/she/it had been meshing
we had been meshing
you had been meshing
they had been meshing

Conditional
I would mesh
you would mesh
he/she/it would mesh
we would mesh
you would mesh
they would mesh

Past Conditional
I would have meshed
you would have meshed
he/she/it would have meshed
we would have meshed
you would have meshed
they would have meshed

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	mesh - the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles; "a 100 mesh screen"; "100 mesh powdered cellulose" linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length in, inch - a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
	2.	mesh - contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears" interlocking, meshing, engagement impinging, striking, contact - the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
	3.	mesh - the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component mesh topology network topology, topology - the configuration of a communication network
	4.	mesh - an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals meshwork, meshing, network, net backbone - the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic" chicken wire - a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" netting, veiling, gauze - a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave hairnet - a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place reseau - a net or mesh foundation for lace safety net - a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze save-all - a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship snood - an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head sparker, spark arrester - a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack tulle - a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns grillwork, wirework - mesh netting made of wires
	5.	mesh - the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check" interlock, interlocking, meshing snap, grab, snatch, catch - the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"
Verb	1.	mesh - keep engaged; "engaged the gears" lock, operate, engage flip, switch, throw - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" ride - keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	2.	mesh - coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively interlock coordinate, organise, organize - bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"
	3.	mesh - work together in harmony relate - have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"
	4.	mesh - entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh enmesh, ensnarl mat, entangle, snarl, tangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"

mesh

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mesh

noun

1. An open fabric woven of strands that are interlaced and knotted at usually regular intervals:

2. Something that is intricately and often bewilderingly complex.Often used in plural:

cat's cradle, entanglement, jungle, knot, labyrinth, maze, morass, skein, snarl, tangle, web.

verb

To come or bring together and interlock:

Translations

تَشَبُّك أسْنان التُّروسشَبَكَهفَتحات الشَّبَكَه

oko sítěpletivosíťzapadnout do sebe

gribe ind i hinandennet

hálószemösszekapcsolódnak

grípa; tengjastmöskvinet

tinklelis

acslamatasnonākt sazobē/sakabētīkli

zapadnúť do seba

mesh

[meʃ]

A. N

1. (= spacing) → malla f

3. (= network, net, also fig) → red f

B. VT to get meshed → enredarse (in en)

C. VI (Tech) → engranar (with con)

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mesh

[ˈmɛʃ]

(= harmonize) [ideas, attitudes] → s'accorder
to mesh with sth → s'accorder avec qch
to mesh with the facts [story] → cadrer avec les faits

mesh

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mesh

[mɛʃ]

1. n

a. (in net) → maglia
a 6-cm mesh net → una rete con maglie di 6 cm

c. (gears) in mesh → ingranato/a

mesh

(meʃ) noun

1. (one of) the openings between the threads of a net. a net of (a) very fine (= small) mesh.

2. (often in plural) a network. A fly was struggling in the meshes of the spider's web.

verb

(of teeth on eg gear wheels) to become engaged with each other. The teeth on these two cogwheels mesh when they go round.