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Glue vs Weld - What's the difference?

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In transitive terms the difference between glue and weld

is that glue is to cause something to adhere closely to; to follow attentively while weld is to join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.

As a proper noun Weld is

{{surname|from=Old English}} possibly deriving from the Old English word for woodland. The family is mainly located in the Southern regions of England.

glue

English

(wikipedia glue)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
  • (obsolete) Birdlime.
  • Derived terms

    * bee glue * fish glue * glue code * glue plant * glue stick * glueball * gluey * marine glue

    Verb

  • To join or attach something using glue.
  • I need to glue the chair-leg back into place.
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  • To cause something to adhere closely to; to follow attentively.
  • His eyes were glued to the screen.
  • * 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4
  • So as I lay on the ground with my ear glued close against the wall, who should march round the church but John Trenchard, Esquire, not treading delicately like King Agag, or spying, but just come on a voyage of discovery for himself.

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    weld

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • possibly deriving from the (etyl) word for woodland. The family is mainly located in the Southern regions of England.
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