Definition of "weld"

weld¹

/wɛld/

noun
1. A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.
2. The yellow coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.

weld²

/wɛld/

verb
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.
2. (transitive) To bind together inseparably; to unite closely or intimately.
  Quotations
  Now should men see / Two women faster welded in one love / Than pairs of wedlock.
  1847, Alfred Lord Tennyson, The Princess
noun
plural welds
1. The joint made by welding.
  Quotations
  Excessive spot weld time may cause the electrode tips to mushroom, resulting in no focus of current and a weak weld.
  2001, James E. Duffy, I-Car Professional Automotive Collision Repair, page 173

weld³

/wɛld/

verb
third-person singular simple present welds, present participle welding, simple past and past participle welded
1. (transitive, obsolete) To wield.
  Quotations
  [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)
  [Arthur says to conquering knights] "ye be worthy to welde all your honour and worship"
  1485: Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte D'Arthur, p. 172 line 2 (Sommer edition)
  Turne thee to those that weld the awfull crowne
  1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […]; reprinted as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, The Shepheardes Calender […], London: John C. Nimmo, […], 1890,