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mesh

5 definitions • 8 examples
1
(a piece of) material like a net with spaces in it, made from wire, plastic, or thread:

Examples:

a sieve with a fine/large mesh
a wire mesh fence
2
When different things or people mesh, they suit each other or work well together:

Examples:

The members of the team just didn't mesh.
I need a job that meshes with my family life, as I have two little kids.
3
to join together in the correct position:

Examples:

The car's gears aren't meshing correctly.
4
a material loosely woven of wire, plastic, or thread so that it has spaces in it like a net:

Examples:

Pour the liquid through a strainer of fine mesh.
5
(of two or more things) to fit together or be suitable for each other:

Examples:

[ I ] The teeth of the smaller and larger gears mesh with each other.
[ I ] Their ideas on how to run the company never really meshed.

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