SPOT-WELD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spot-weld mean? 

• SPOT-WELD (noun)
  The noun SPOT-WELD has 1 sense:

1. each of the welds made by welding at a separate point

  Familiarity information: SPOT-WELD used as a noun is very rare.

• SPOT-WELD (verb)
  The verb SPOT-WELD has 1 sense:

1. make circular welds

  Familiarity information: SPOT-WELD used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPOT-WELD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Each of the welds made by welding at a separate point

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

spot-weld; spot weld

Hypernyms ("spot-weld" is a kind of...):

weld (a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together)

Derivation:

spot-weld; spotweld (make circular welds)

• SPOT-WELD (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make circular welds

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

spot-weld; spotweld

Context example:

These pipes are only spotwelded

Hypernyms (to "spot-weld" is one way to...):

weld (join together by heating)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

spot weld (each of the welds made by welding at a separate point)

spot welder (a welder who does spot welding)

spot welding (creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points)

spot-weld (each of the welds made by welding at a separate point)

spot-welder (a welder who does spot welding)

spot-welding (creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points)