mesh

UK
/mɛʃ/
US
/mɛʃ/
meshnoun
meshes
pl
UK
/mɛʃ/
US
/mɛʃ/
Translations
The fisherman repaired the mesh of his net.
Рыбак починил сетку своей сети.
The mesh of the fabric was very fine.
Плетение ткани было очень тонким.
Definitions
A material made of a network of wire or thread.
The window was covered with a fine mesh to keep out insects.
An interlaced structure or network.
The mesh of the fishing net was too large to catch small fish.
A complex or constraining situation.
He found himself caught in a mesh of legal troubles.
The size or gauge of the openings in a mesh, often expressed as the number of openings per linear inch.
The laboratory requires a 100-mesh sieve for this test.
The state of engagement of gear teeth with one another.
The gearbox whined until the gears were fully in mesh.
meshverb
meshed
Past Simple
meshed
Past Participle
meshing
Gerund
UK
/mɛʃ/
US
/mɛʃ/
Translations
The wires mesh together to form a strong net.
Провода сплетаются вместе, образуя прочную сеть.
Their interests mesh perfectly, making them great partners.
Их интересы переплетаются идеально, делая их отличными партнерами.
The colors mesh well in this painting.
Цвета хорошо сочетаются в этой картине.
Definitions
To fit or function together smoothly.
The gears in the machine mesh perfectly to ensure smooth operation.
To engage or interlock, as the teeth of gears.
The engineer adjusted the components so that they would mesh correctly.
To become entangled or intertwined.
The branches of the trees meshed together in the wind.
To coordinate or harmonize.
Their schedules didn't mesh, so they had to find another time to meet.
To catch or trap in or as if in a net.
Illegal hunters meshed dozens of songbirds overnight.
meshgerund / present participle
Definitions
Interlocking or fitting together; in the process of meshing.
He inspected the meshing gears for signs of wear.
meshadjective
more mesh
Comp.
most mesh
Super.
UK
/mɛʃ/
US
/mɛʃ/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., mesh bag) to denote material or net-like quality.
Definitions
Made of or resembling mesh; having a net-like structure.
She bought a mesh top for the beach.
meshpast participle
Definitions
Interlocked or engaged with another object, especially referring to the teeth of gears or similarly fitted parts.
The meshed gears hummed quietly.