verb / noun
weld
WELD/weld/
A firm joining of materials, usually by heat or pressure.
She welds two steel plates together to repair the gate.
Etymology
The older verb well meant “to boil, rise.” Weld developed a metalworking sense of uniting metal by hammering or compression, often after heating had softened it—the connection to today’s heat-based joining.
In context
you can weld much better than I can but for what it's for this is plenty strong it just needs to hold the handle together
More examples
- The inspector checks each weld for cracks.
- They welded the pipe sections together before testing for leaks.
- A weak weld can break under heavy pressure.
Forms
weld · welds · welded · welding
welder noun — A person or machine that welds.