weld

Weld is defined as to melt a material with heat and use pressure to join two pieces together.

(verb)

An example of weld is using a torch to melt the stem of a candle holder onto a metal base.

The definition of a weld is the result of two things being melted together.

(noun)

An example of a weld is the joint made by melting the stem and base of a candle holder together.

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See weld in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

  1. to unite (pieces of metal, plastic, etc.) by heating until molten and fused or until soft enough to hammer or press together
  2. to bring into close or intimate union; unite in a single, compact whole

Origin: altered (with unhistoric -d) < obs. well, to weld < ME wellen, to weld, well, v.

intransitive verb

to be welded or capable of being welded: alloys that weld at different heats

noun

  1. a welding or being welded
  2. the joint formed by welding

Related Forms:

noun

  1. a European mignonette (Reseda luteola) that yields a yellow dye
  2. the dye

Origin: ME welde, akin to MLowG wolde, MDu wouw

See weld in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb weld·ed, weld·ing, welds
verb, transitive
  1. To join (metals) by applying heat, sometimes with pressure and sometimes with an intermediate or filler metal having a high melting point.
  2. To bring into close association or union.
verb, intransitive
To be capable of being welded.
noun
  1. The union of two metal parts by welding.
  2. The joint formed by welding.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration (probably influenced by welled, past participle of well1)

Origin: of well1, to weld (obsolete and dialectal)

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noun
  1. See dyer's rocket.
  2. The yellow dye obtained from dyer's rocket.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English welde

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American abolitionist whose pamphlet American Slavery As It Is (1839) inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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