welch
/wɛlt͡ʃ/
welch noun: a person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
Noun
welch (plural welches)
- A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
- She's a welch. That watering-can isn't hers: I lent it to her three years ago.
- Synonyms:
- welcher
Verb
welch (third-person singular simple present welches, present participle welching, simple past and past participle welched)
- To fail to repay a small debt.
- To fail to fulfill an obligation.
- I welched. I'm a welcher. Didn't I tell you?1992, Bo Goldman, Scent of a Woman (film)
- MICHAEL: Clemenza promised Rosato three territories in the Bronx after he died, and then you took over and welched.1973, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather Part II (screenplay, second draft)
Proper noun capitalized: Welch
Welch
- A British and Irish surname transferred from the nickname, a variant of Walsh.
- Haliey Welch is no stranger to popularity, having gone viral with the 2024 TikTok interview where she uttered the iconic ‘Hawk tuah…and spit on that thang’ line. Since then, the internet dubbed her Hawk Tuah girl, and Welch went on to start her own podcast – Talk Tuah.2025 August 12, Shuvrajit Das Biswas, “Haliey Welch, Hawk Tuah girl, joining Trump's White House press team? Truth behind viral post”, in Hindustan Times
- Archaic spelling of Welsh.
- A township in Goodhue County, Minnesota.
- A township in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
- A town in Craig County, Oklahoma; named for railroad official K. A. Welch.
- A city, the county seat of McDowell County, West Virginia; named for Confederate Army captain Isaiah A. Welch.
- A census-designated place in Dawson County, Texas.
welch meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
welch in Hindi
- वेल्च, वेल्च करना
welch in Tamil
- வெல்ச்
welch in Marathi
- वेल्च
welch in Urdu
- ویلچ, ویلچ کرنا
More languagesFewer languages
- welch in Bengali
- ওয়েলচ, ওয়েল্চ
- welch in Telugu
- వెల్చ్
- welch in Malayalam
- വെൽച്ച്, വെൽച്
- welch in Punjabi
- ਵੇਲਚ, ਵੈਲਚ, ਵੈੱਲਚ
- welch in Gujarati
- વેલ્ચ
- welch in Odia
- ୱେଲ୍ଚ, ୱେଲଚ୍, ୱେଲଚ
- welch in Nepali
- वेल्च, वेलच, वेल्च गर्न
Synonyms of welch
Forms of welch
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | welches |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | welches |
| present participle | welching |
| past participle | welched |
| past | welched |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Welsh |
| alternative form | Walsh |
| alternative form | Walshe |
| alternative form | Walch |
Origin of welch
Alternative form of welsh, from Welsh.
Inherited from Middle English Welich, variant of Walsch, from Old English welisc, wīelisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *walhisk, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz.
Words formed from welch
Phrases with welch
Words that rhyme with welch
Questions about welch
- What does welch mean?
- Welch means a person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
- What is welch in Hindi?
- Welch in Hindi is वेल्च, वेल्च करना. See Welch meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is welch?
- Welch can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce welch?
- Welch is pronounced /wɛlt͡ʃ/.
- What is the plural of welch?
- The plural of welch is welches.
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