Definition of "weld" []

• To join (metals) by applying heat, sometimes with pressure and sometimes with an intermediate or filler metal having a high melting point. (verb-transitive)
• To bring into close association or union. (verb-transitive)
• To be capable of being welded. (verb-intransitive)
• The union of two metal parts by welding. (noun)
• The joint formed by welding. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "A proper cheek weld is imporant for both absorbing recoil and also helps steady the gun for optimum accuracy."
• "There are a great many jobs where it is possible to fill up the weld, that is, make the section at the point of the weld a little larger than the section through the rest of the piece."
• "There is really a huge amount of investment being done into looking and replacing traditional welding techniques, because they are not as efficient in the quality of the weld is a lot worse."