meld

meld ¹

 (mĕld)

v. meld·ed, meld·ing, melds

v.tr.

To declare or display (a card or combination of cards in a hand) for inclusion in one's score in various card games, such as pinochle.

v.intr.

To present a meld.

n.

A combination of cards to be declared for a score.

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[Probably German melden, to announce, from Middle High German, from Old High German meldōn.]

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meld ²

 (mĕld)

v. meld·ed, meld·ing, melds

v.tr.

To cause to merge: "a professional position that seemed to meld all his training" (Art Jahnke).

v.intr.

To become merged.

n.

A blend or merger: "a meld of diverse ethnic stocks" (Kenneth L. Woodward).

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[Perhaps blend of melt and weld.]

meld

(mɛld)

vb

(Card Games) (in some card games) to declare or lay down (cards), which then score points

n

1. (Card Games) the act of melding

2. (Card Games) a set of cards for melding

[C19: from German melden to announce; related to Old English meldian]

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meld

(mɛld)

vb

to blend or become blended; combine

[C20: blend of melt + weld¹]

meld¹

(mɛld)
v.t.

1. to announce and display (a counting combination of playing cards) for a score.

v.i.

2. to announce and display such a combination of cards.

n.

3. the act of melding.

4. any combination of cards to be melded.

[1895–1900; < German melden to announce]

meld²

(mɛld)

v.t., v.i.

1. to merge; blend.

n.

2. a blend.

[1935–40, Amer.; perhaps b. melt¹ and weld¹]

meld

Past participle: melded
Gerund: melding

Imperative

meld

meld

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	meld - a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank basket rummy, canasta rum, rummy - a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards bolivia - a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded samba - a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers
Verb	1.	meld - announce for a score; of cards in a card game announce, denote - make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly"
	2.	meld - lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" melt coalesce, conflate, fuse, immix, mix, merge, commingle, blend, meld, flux, combine - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
	3.	meld - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" coalesce, conflate, fuse, immix, mix, merge, commingle, blend, flux, combine change integrity - change in physical make-up gauge - mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster" absorb - cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" meld, melt - lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" mix in, blend in - cause (something) to be mixed with (something else); "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts" accrete - grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together" conjugate - unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds admix - mix or blend; "Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils" alloy - make an alloy of syncretise, syncretize - become fused

meld

verb

To bring or come together into a united whole:

coalesce, combine, compound, concrete, conjoin, conjugate, connect, consolidate, couple, join, link, marry, unify, unite, wed, yoke.

Translations

meld

vt → vermischen, verschmelzen; to meld something into something → etw zu etw kombinieren

vi → sich vermischen, ineinander verschmelzen

n → Mischprodukt nt, → Kombination f