Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Weft · IPA /wɛft/ imp. & p. p. n. n. 01 imp. & p. p. imp. & p. p. of Wave. 1. imp. & p. p. of Wave.obs. See: Wave 02 n. A thing waved, waived, or cast away; a waif. 1. A thing waved, waived, or cast away; a waif.[Obs.] 03 n. The woof of cloth; the threads that cross the warp from selvage to selvage; the thread carried by the shuttle in weaving. 1. The woof of cloth; the threads that cross the warp from selvage to selvage; the thread carried by the shuttle in weaving. 2. A web; a thing woven.