verb
Weld
wehld
verb
1
To join two pieces of metal by heating them until they fuse, often with added filler material.
"He welded the broken bracket back onto the trailer."
"The two steel beams were welded together on site."
noun
1
The joint or seam created by welding.
"The inspector found a crack in one of the welds."
How to Use Weld
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo fuse metal pieces together with heat, or the joint that results.
Common pairings
weld metal
a strong weld
weld together
Word Forms
welded past tense, welded past tense, welds plural, welds singular, welds singular
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Etymology
From Middle English forms related to Old English words connected to the dye-plant "woad" — the sense shifted over time toward the modern metalworking meaning, likely through a separate but visually similar word for "to well up" or "swell."