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meld 1
(mĕld)v. meld·ed, meld·ing, melds
v.tr.
To declare or display (a card or combination of cards in a hand) for inclusion in one's score in various card games, such as pinochle.
v.intr.
To present a meld.
n.
A combination of cards to be declared for a score.
[Probably German melden, to announce, from Middle High German, from Old High German meldōn.]
meld 2
(mĕld)v. meld·ed, meld·ing, melds
v.tr.
To cause to merge: "a professional position that seemed to meld all his training" (Art Jahnke).
v.intr.
To become merged.
n.
A blend or merger: "a meld of diverse ethnic stocks" (Kenneth L. Woodward).
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meld
(mɛld)vb
(Card Games) (in some card games) to declare or lay down (cards), which then score points
n
1. (Card Games) the act of melding
2. (Card Games) a set of cards for melding
[C19: from German melden to announce; related to Old English meldian]
meld
(mɛld)vb
to blend or become blended; combine
[C20: blend of melt + weld1]
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meld1
(mɛld)v.t.
1. to announce and display (a counting combination of playing cards) for a score.
v.i. 2. to announce and display such a combination of cards.
n. 3. the act of melding.
4. any combination of cards to be melded.
[1895–1900; < German melden to announce]
meld2
(mɛld)v.t., v.i.
1. to merge; blend.
n. 2. a blend.
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meld
Past participle: melded
Gerund: melding
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| Noun | 1. |  meld - a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rankrum, rummy - a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards bolivia - a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded samba - a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers |
| Verb | 1. | meld - announce for a score; of cards in a card game |
| 2. | meld - lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" | |
| 3. |  meld - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"change integrity - change in physical make-up gauge - mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster" absorb - cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" meld, melt - lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" mix in, blend in - cause (something) to be mixed with (something else); "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts" accrete - grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together" conjugate - unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds admix - mix or blend; "Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils" alloy - make an alloy of syncretise, syncretize - become fused |
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