# webbing

Pronunciation: say "WEB-ing" /ˈwɛbɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A strong woven fabric made up into flat strips, used for straps, belts, and load-bearing supports.
   - Simple: Strong woven strips of fabric used to make straps, belts, and supports.
   - _The climber trusted her weight to a few inches of nylon webbing._
   - _Cargo nets are built from interlocking webbing strong enough to hold heavy loads._
2. A belt and shoulder harness fitted with pouches, worn by a soldier to carry equipment, water, ammunition, and other gear.
   - Simple: A set of belts and straps a soldier wears to carry gear, water, and ammunition.
   - _The recruits were issued new webbing at the start of basic training._
   - _His webbing was loaded with spare magazines and a field dressing._
3. The folds of skin that stretch between the fingers or toes, as found between the digits of ducks, frogs, and other animals.
   - Simple: The thin skin that connects the fingers or toes of some animals.
   - _Otters use the webbing on their feet to steer underwater._
   - _A bat's wing is supported by webbing stretched between its elongated finger bones._
4. The laced section of a baseball mitt spanning the gap between thumb and forefinger, where many catches are secured.
   - Simple: The woven part of a baseball glove between the thumb and first finger that helps catch the ball.
   - _The shortstop caught the grounder in the deep webbing of his glove._
   - _A torn lace left the webbing of the catcher's mitt hanging loose._
5. The system of tapes that carries continuous webs of paper through a printing press.
   - Simple: The belts or tapes that guide long sheets of paper through a printing machine.
   - _An operator threaded fresh paper onto the webbing before the run began._
   - _Misaligned webbing left smears down one edge of every page._

## Verb

6. Present participle of web. — present participle and gerund of web
   - Simple: Present participle of web. Use this form for the action happening right now.
   - _The old spider kept webbing the rafters throughout the summer._
   - _Thin cracks were webbing across the dry riverbed under the heat._

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