weld

1
[ weld ]
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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.

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.

Origin of weld

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; variant of well2 in the obsolete sense “to boil, rise,” influenced by past participle welled

Other words from weld

  • weld·a·ble, adjective
  • weld·a·bil·i·ty [wel-duh-bil-i-tee], /ˌwɛl dəˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun
  • weld·er, wel·dor, noun
  • weld·less, adjective
  • un·weld·a·ble, adjective
  • un·weld·ed, adjective

Other definitions for weld (2 of 3)

weld2
[ weld ]

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

  2. the dye.

Origin of weld

2
1325–75; Middle English welde; cognate with Middle Low German walde,Middle Dutch woude

Other definitions for Weld (3 of 3)

Weld
[ weld ]

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

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How to use weld in a sentence

  • The lap-welded barrel was standard until 1850, and he got together a battery of trip hammers for forging and welding his barrels.

  • I have stood and watched, in the melting-down place, the making and the welding place of the bones of the world.

    The Voice of the Machines | Gerald Stanley Lee
  • I have seen engineers go by, pounding on this planet, making it small enough, welding the nations together before my eyes.

    The Voice of the Machines | Gerald Stanley Lee
  • The rest of their clan showed up at the foot of the stairs and made a great ruckus while I finished welding the door shut.

    The Repairman | Harry Harrison
  • Damage control crews worked steadily for the next seventy-two hours, replacing wiring, welding, and testing.

    Greylorn | John Keith Laumer

British Dictionary definitions for weld (1 of 3)

weld1

/ (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

noun
  1. a joint formed by welding

Origin of weld

1
C16: variant probably based on past participle of well ² in obsolete sense to boil, heat

Derived forms of weld

  • weldable, adjective
  • weldability, noun
  • welder or weldor, noun
  • weldless, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for weld (2 of 3)

weld2

wold or woald (wəʊld)

/ (wɛld) /


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

  2. another name for dyer's rocket

Origin of weld

2
C14: from Low German; compare Middle Low German walde, waude, Dutch wouw

British Dictionary definitions for Weld (3 of 3)

Weld

/ (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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