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

The container, which was nothing more than a steel box welded to a trailer, was on the opposite side of the pool.

From Literature

These are mainly industrial robots, fixed to the ground and handling parts, cutting metal, and welding, among other tasks.

From Barron's

“We take raw materials and transform them ourselves, from cutting and welding to painting and final assembly,” Niederpruem says.

From Barron's

Bright and I sat next to each other in class, effectively welded together in one of those awful dual desk sets.

From Literature

He steered clear of the sparking welding equipment.

From Literature

Related Words

• fuse
• solder