weld

¹ American  

[weld] / wɛld /

verb (used with object)

1. to unite or fuse (as pieces of metal) by hammering, compressing, or the like, especially after rendering soft or pasty by heat, and sometimes with the addition of fusible material like or unlike the pieces to be united.

2. to bring into complete union, harmony, agreement, etc.

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verb (used without object)

1. to undergo welding; be capable of being welded.

   a metal that welds easily.

noun

1. a welded junction or joint.

2. the act of welding or the state of being welded.

weld ² American  

[weld] / wɛld /

noun

1. a mignonette, Reseda luteola, of southern Europe, yielding a yellow dye.

2. the dye.

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Weld ³ American  

[weld] / wɛld /

noun

1. Theodore Dwight, 1803–95, U.S. abolitionist leader.

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weld ¹ British  

/ wɛld /

verb

1. (tr) to unite (pieces of metal or plastic) together, as by softening with heat and hammering or by fusion

2. to bring or admit of being brought into close association or union

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noun

1. a joint formed by welding

weld ² British  

/ wəʊld, wɛld /

noun

1. a yellow dye obtained from the plant dyer's rocket

2. another name for dyer's rocket

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Weld ³ British  

/ wɛld /

noun

1. Sir Frederick Aloysius. 1823–91, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1864–65)

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Other Word Forms

• unweldable adjective
• unwelded adjective
• weldability noun
• weldable adjective
• welder noun
• weldless adjective
• weldor noun

Etymology

Origin of weld¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; variant of well ² in the obsolete sense “to boil, rise,” influenced by past participle welled

Origin of weld²

1325–75; Middle English welde; cognate with Middle Low German walde, Middle Dutch woude

Example Sentences

You cannot weld a reactor vessel with one.

From MarketWatch

City crews were on the verge of welding a manhole cover shut in South Los Angeles Wednesday morning when a surprise discovery stopped them in their tracks.

From Los Angeles Times

Her instructors there referred her to another program: welding.

From The Wall Street Journal

His career as an executive for ESAB, a maker of welding equipment and other industrial products, took the family to Annapolis, Md., Singapore and Hong Kong before returning to Sweden.

From The Wall Street Journal

Factories have used stationary robots since the 1960s for tasks such as welding frames and attaching windshields.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• fuse
• solder