weld

«weld» in Mova's school dictionary: to join pieces of metal together by heating them until… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (weld, welds, welded, welding); noun (a weld, welds)

meaning for a pupil

1) To weld means to join pieces of metal together by heating them until they melt and stick. tree →

2) A weld is the joint where two pieces of metal have been welded. tree →

3) To weld people or things together means to unite them closely. tree →

sense in the lessons

In DT and science lessons, welding joins metals; in jobs and stories, welders wear masks to protect their eyes from the bright light; phrases: welded together, weld shut.

examples

• The worker welded the two steel beams together. tree →
• Welders wear masks to protect their eyes. tree →
• The weld on the gate has cracked. tree →
• Never look at welding without eye protection. tree →
• The team was welded together by hard training. tree →
• The old door had been welded shut. tree →

note

Past: welded. A person who welds is a «welder». Safety: welding light can damage eyes, which is why special masks are used.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «weld» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.