Hold and Weld

Hold

Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.

Weld and hold are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Weld" instead a verb "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Weld

Weld verb - Join together by heating.
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Synonyms for Weld

Hold and weld are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Weld".

Nearby Words: welded, welding, welder

Common collocations

way hold way weld way
door hold door weld door
gun hold gun weld gun

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Alien Swarm Weld the Lock: If you have the Welder equipped, you can weld doors to temporarily hold off the Swarm.
  • Video Game / Aliens: Colonial Marines Weld the Lock: Characters will often weld doors shut behind them in an attempt to hold off approaching xenomorphs, or cut through the lock to gain access to otherwise-unavailable areas.
  • Master of Unlocking Gears of War has occasional sequences in which Jack, the Team Pet Do-Anything Robot, is tasked to weld open a tricky but necessary door, and the Space Marines have to hold out against waves of enemies until he's finished.
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