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to weld

to weld

13 4.1
To make people or groups very close so they do not separate
  • verb
  • /wɛld/
translation icon : unir
  • If you weld the broken chair leg, it will be as good as new.
  • weld together

But most of the time, I think most people aren't really that welded to those political ideologies.

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Examples

  • The friction has welded it together.

  • The welder will weld the metal pieces together to ensure they are strong and secure.

  • And then I'm going to Weld it so that it's permanent.

  • But if the Commission can weld itself into somewhat of a united group, then there's hope for the nation.

  • 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

to hold together
vsto weld
90 3.4

Keep parts or people joined and working as one

keeps them joined with a bond that resists separation
to knit together
vsto weld
2 3.9

Make people or groups work closely together as one

creates a union that makes separation difficult

Antonyms

829 2.1

Not joined to another thing and kept apart

Compounds

spot weld
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A small join that connects two metal pieces using heat and pressure

spot-weld
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A small metal join made by heating and pressing two pieces together at one point

butt weld
  • Specialized
6.5

A place where two pieces of metal are joined end to end along their edges

butt-weld
  • Specialized
8.4

A way to join two metal ends by melting them where they meet

How United

to weld
13 4.1
to unite
2.1
to join
1.0
to connect
354 2.3

Surface Forms

weld infinitive
welded past
welded past participle
welding present participle
welds third person singular

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.