weld

weld¹ (w

ld)

v. weld·ed, weld·ing, welds

v.tr.

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.

v.intr.

To be capable of being welded.

1. The union of two metal parts by welding.

2. The joint formed by welding.

[Alteration (probably influenced by welledwell¹) of well¹, to weld (obsolete and dialectal).]

weld² (w

ld) also wold (w

ld)

2. The yellow dye obtained from dyer's rocket.

[Middle English welde.]

weld

Verb

1. to join (two pieces of metal or plastic) by softening with heat and hammering or by fusion

2. to unite closely: the diverse ethnic groups had been welded together by the anti-Fascist cause

Noun

a joint formed by welding [obsolete well to melt, weld]

welder n

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Noun	1.	weld - European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America dyer's mignonette, dyer's rocket, Reseda luteola genus Reseda - Old World genus of herbs having racemose flowers: mignonette; dyer's rocket reseda - any plant of the genus Reseda
	2.	Weld - United States abolitionist (1803-1895) Theodore Dwight Weld
	3.	weld - a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together joint - junction by which parts or objects are joined together spot weld, spot-weld - each of the welds made by welding at a separate point
Verb	1.	weld - join together by heating; "weld metal" conjoin, join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here" spot-weld, spotweld - make circular welds; "These pipes are only spotwelded" butt-weld, buttweld - join by a butt weld
	2.	weld - unite closely or intimately; "Her gratitude welded her to him" merge, unify, unite - join or combine; "We merged our resources"