to weld
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4.1
- verb
- /wɛld/
- If you weld the broken chair leg, it will be as good as new.
- weld together
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Watch on YouTubeBut most of the time, I think most people aren't really that welded to those political ideologies.
- But most of the time, I think most people aren't really that welded to those political ideologies.
- It's like at a certain point, to create a nation, you have to Weld a story to the land.
- Beneath the happy banana tree, out on the back balcony, my father's gold earrings are welded into my ears.
- She finds the ability to Weld.
- They actually welded him in the cell in the Colorado system and he peeled it because she was inhumane treatment.
Examples
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The friction has welded it together.
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The welder will weld the metal pieces together to ensure they are strong and secure.
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And then I'm going to Weld it so that it's permanent.
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But if the Commission can weld itself into somewhat of a united group, then there's hope for the nation.
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In effect, it needed to establish political accountability principles that would weld the disparate ethnic groups together.
Academic text (1993) -
His audacity, greater than that of other men, had welded that vein of silver into his life.
Academic text (2018) -
In the first period, 1994-1999, policymakers welded together a market-based mechanism and a "pro-poor" approach.
Academic text (2008) -
The chanting had an almost hypnotic effect, welding Tirana's attention to the kite dodging higher into the sky.
Fiction book (2000) -
To fix the fence, he decided to weld the damaged sections for a lasting repair.
Synonyms
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3.4
Keep parts or people joined and working as one
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3.9
Make people or groups work closely together as one
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.6
A small metal join made by heating and pressing two pieces together at one point
How United
Surface Forms
Etymology
To weld people or groups together uses the metal picture: when metal is 'welded' it is hard to separate, so to weld people is to make them 'stick together' closely.