weld
1[ weld ]
/ wɛld /
verb (used with object)
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.
to bring into complete union, harmony, agreement, etc.
verb (used without object)
to undergo welding; be capable of being welded: a metal that welds easily.
noun
a welded junction or joint.
the act of welding or the state of being welded.
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Origin of weld
11590–1600; variant of well2 in obsolete sense “to boil, weld”
OTHER WORDS FROM weld
Words nearby weld
welchman, welcome, welcome mat, welcome to, be, welcome wagon, weld, welded tuff, welding rod, weldment, weldon, welfare
Definition for weld (2 of 3)
weld2
[ weld ]
/ wɛld /
noun
a mignonette, Reseda luteola, of southern Europe, yielding a yellow dye.
the dye.
Also called dyer's rocket.
Origin of weld
21325–75; Middle English welde; cognate with Middle Low German walde, Middle Dutch woude
Definition for weld (3 of 3)
Weld
[ weld ]
/ wɛld /
noun
Theodore Dwight,1803–95, U.S. abolitionist leader.
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British Dictionary definitions for weld (1 of 3)
weld1
/ (wɛld) /
verb
(tr) to unite (pieces of metal or plastic) together, as by softening with heat and hammering or by fusion
to bring or admit of being brought into close association or union
noun
a joint formed by welding
Derived forms of weld
weldable, adjectiveweldability, nounwelder or weldor, nounweldless, adjectiveWord Origin for weld
C16: variant probably based on past participle of well ² in obsolete sense to boil, heat
British Dictionary definitions for weld (2 of 3)
weld2
wold or woald (wəʊld)
/ (wɛld) /
noun
a yellow dye obtained from the plant dyer's rocket
another name for dyer's rocket
Word Origin for weld
C14: from Low German; compare Middle Low German walde, waude, Dutch wouw
British Dictionary definitions for weld (3 of 3)
Weld
/ (wɛld) /
noun
Sir Frederick Aloysius. 1823–91, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1864–65)
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