welded

Verb (1)

weld (third-person singular simple present welds, present participle welding, simple past and past participle welded)

1. (transitive) To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.
   • […] and at Dinsdale work will commence in 1957 on a depot to deal with rail welding and track pre-assembly. The plant envisaged will weld new flat-bottom rails into 180-ft. lengths for laying in selected lines.1956 July, “Modernisation in the North Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 484
2. (transitive) To make something by welding.
   • I've welded a metal sculpture.
3. (transitive) To bind together inseparably; to unite closely or intimately.
   • The arrows pierced through the welded ranks of the opposing army.

Verb (2)

weld (third-person singular simple present welds, present participle welding, simple past and past participle welded)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To wield.
   • [Arthur says to a wicked giant] "he that alle the world weldeth gyue the ſorte lyf & ſameful dethe" ("He who wields all the world gives thee short life and shameful death")1485: Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte D'Arthur, p. 168 line 2 (Sommer edition)

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