to solder
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- verb
- /ˈsɑːdər/
- Specialized
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soldar
- "Now we have to solder this together on the perforated circuit board."
- soldered joints
- soldered connections
- soldered wires
If not I will re solder stuff or cry.
- If not I will re solder stuff or cry.
Examples
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So we just have to like solder tubes straight on to block them?
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But what I will do is I won't just solder up the cracks.
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So now we have to solder up this side here.
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OK, so now the question is how to solder all that on?
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Okay, I'll solder this to this and have it ready for you by five.
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Now take a full bridge rectifier and solder power plug to its AC lines.
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Now I've got to get these all soldered to each other.
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Carmine took the hot copper away from the torch and soldered a connection herself.
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And then the trellis, she said she likes the aged copper look, so she went with half inch copper pipes soldered in this shape.
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To repair the appliance, you need to solder the broken wires together.
Synonyms
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4.6
To join metal pieces by melting and pressing their edges together
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To join metal pieces by heating a hard metal filler until it flows between them
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To join metal pieces by heating and pressing them at several small points
To solder something by dipping it into a bath of hot liquid metal
To join metal parts by melting a soft metal into the joint
Join two metal pieces by heating small spots so they melt together
To join two metal pieces end to end by melting their touching ends
To join two metal pieces by heating their touching ends until they melt together
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A metal mix that melts at a high temperature to join pieces of metal when heated
- Specialized
A metal filler that contains silver for joining metal parts like jewelry or pipes
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Etymology
The verb solder comes from the Latin solidare 'to make solid', the same root as the English word solid. That's why to solder is to melt a metal so two parts join and become one solid piece.