weld

¹

[ weld ]

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.

weld

²

[ weld ]

noun

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

Weld

³

[ weld ]

noun

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

weld

¹

/ wəʊld; wɛld /

noun

1. a yellow dye obtained from the plant dyer's rocket
2. another name for dyer's rocket

weld

²

/ 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

Weld

³

/ wɛld /

noun

1. WeldSir Frederick Aloysius18231891MNew ZealandEnglishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Sir Frederick Aloysius. 1823–91, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1864–65)

Derived Forms

• ˈweldable, adjective
• ˈweldless, adjective
• ˈwelder, noun
• ˌweldaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• weld·a·ble adjective
• weld·a·bil·i·ty [wel-d, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
• weld·er wel·dor noun
• weld·less adjective
• un·weld·a·ble adjective
• un·weld·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of weld¹

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

Origin of weld²

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

Example Sentences

“We have had multiple dairies refuse a site visit,” wrote the communicable disease program manager in Weld, Colorado, in a July 2 email.

From Salon

Weld County, where the farmworker event was held, is one of the nation’s top milk producers, supplying enough milk each month this year to fill about 45 Olympic-size swimming pools, according to U.S.

From Salon

“The marital exception exists or has existed in code for quite some time,” Weld said on the floor Monday.

From Seattle Times

Weld says almost all the publishers have offered access at no cost because the AI drives traffic to them.

From Science Magazine

For all their discontented men, Mann’s films have also often acknowledged the impact on the women in their lives, memorably with Tuesday Weld in “Thief” or Diane Venora in “Heat.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• fuse
• solder