transitive. Originally: †to soften (metal) by intense heat (obsolete). In later use: to join (pieces of metal) while softened by heat, to weld; also…

transitive. To weld. (Cf. shoot, v. 38, shut, n.1 4a.)

To splice (a rope); to mend (a bar); †to fit (boards) together by a mortise or the like (obsolete); to weld (metals). Obsolete exc. dialect.

transitive. To join or fix together by means of molten metal, liquid mortar, or the like; to solder; to weld. Also figurative. Now rare.

transitive. To soften by heat and join together (pieces of metal, esp. iron, or iron and steel) in a solid mass, by hammering or by pressure; to…

transitive. To weld together by forging. Chiefly with to, together.