"weld" meaning in English

See weld in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /wɛld/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-weld.wav [UK] Forms: weld [singular], welds [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A weld is the piece of metal that joins two things together.
    Sense id: simple-weld-en-noun-091e5LEt

Verb

IPA: /wɛld/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-weld.wav [UK] Forms: weld [canonical], welds [third-person, singular], welded [past], welded [past, participle], welding [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If two things are welded together, they are joined together, usually using metal.
    Sense id: simple-weld-en-verb-4HcZDeMw
  2. If you weld two things, you bring them together very closely.
    Sense id: simple-weld-en-verb-alk3ofnt
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