I see that Merriam Webster (no pun intended) also has web as a verb:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/web...

I must confess I have never seen it in nearly 40 years as an English native speaker (and language professional).

And, in any case, I think "to web" means "to use a web", not to build one.

Just like "to club" someone doesn't involve making the club first ;-)

Have a look at this nice forum about spiders:

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/archive/index...

A spider is described as having "webbed" something:

"She's in a small tank but she has webbed it up and eaten, so I think she'll be okay."

That kind of usage sounds fine to my (UK) ears.

Interesting that "weben" became "to weave", but the woven thing remains "web" in English.

I'm with nalfeshnee. Spin a web for spiders, weave for anything else that can make a web.

I recall the famous saying that begins with "Oh what a twisted web we weave..."
Does anyone know the the continuation? Something like "When we seek, others to deceive"?

@ Nick Alias

"Oh what a tangled web we weave
When first we practice to deceive!"

I think that's what you're looking for.