Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb 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.
- intransitive verb To present a meld.
- noun A combination of cards to be declared for a score.
- intransitive verb To cause to merge.
- intransitive verb To become merged.
- noun A blend or merger.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In penuchle, the announcement of any counting combination in the hand: as, a meld of 60 queens; in cardgames in general, a declaration.
- In penuchle, to announce (any counting combination in the hand), such as sequence in trumps, 150; in card-games in general, to declare.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb (Card Playing) In the game of pinochle, to declare or announce for a score.
- verb to mix together so that the components are indistinguishable.
- noun (Card Playing) Any combination or score which may be declared, or melded, in pinochle.
- noun A form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and dueces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the same rank.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb US to combine two similar objects into one
- verb In card games, especially of the
rummy family, to announce or display a combination of cards. - noun A combination of cards which is melded.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb mix together different elements
- verb lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
- verb announce for a score; of cards in a card game
- noun 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 rank
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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I used to believe in meld until people disabused me of the notion.
The Volokh Conspiracy » To Meld — What Does “Meld” Mean? 2010
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To meld is also to lay down a set or run in Pinochle.
The Volokh Conspiracy » To Meld — What Does “Meld” Mean? 2010
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To meld is to blend together, like the cheese and the grilled onion in a patty meld ...
The Volokh Conspiracy » To Meld — What Does “Meld” Mean? 2010
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Knowing how well the model would work without the unique qualities of Clinton and Magaziner and their peculiar mind-meld is harder.
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Knowing how well the model would work without the unique qualities of Clinton and Magaziner and their peculiar mind-meld is harder.
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You know this genre/lit fic meld is dear to my heart, so he won me over almost immediately.
SeeLight: 2007
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You know this genre/lit fic meld is dear to my heart, so he won me over almost immediately.
Reading Update 2007
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Never really thought about it before, but Spock’s mind meld is probably the only other usage I’veheard.
The Volokh Conspiracy » To Meld — What Does “Meld” Mean? 2010
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Worldmind tells him that it will wake him if he is needed, but unfortunately, the nature of their meld is a little unique.
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A meld is a set of three or more cards constituting a set of the same rank, or a sequence of the same suit.
One of a Kind Nolan Dalla 2005
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