Definition of "meld"

meld¹

/mɛld/

verb
third-person singular simple present melds, present participle melding, simple past and past participle melded
1. (transitive) To combine (multiple things) together; to blend, to fuse.
  Quotations
  Much as America's motto celebrates melding many into one, South Africa's says that it doesn't matter what you look like – we can all be proud of our young country.
  2018 June 5, Michael Wines, “Song awakens injured pride of Afrikaners”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, archived from the original on 2023-02-02
2. (intransitive) To combine, to blend, to fuse.
noun
plural melds
1. (originally US) The result of multiple things being combined together; a blend.

/mɛld/

verb
third-person singular simple present melds, present participle melding, simple past and past participle melded
1. Especially in games of the rummy family:
  1. (transitive) To announce or play (a combination of playing cards) and thus score points.
  2. (intransitive) To announce or play a combination of playing cards and thus score points.
noun
plural melds
1. (card games) Especially in games of the rummy family: a combination of playing cards which is announced or played to score points.
  Quotations
  The realization that Istra was in the room made him forget most of his melds at pinochle; […]
  1914 February, Sinclair Lewis, “He is Blown by the Whirlwind”, in Our Mr. Wrenn: The Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man, New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, page 231