Definitions for welch
wɛltʃ, wɛlʃwelch

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. welsh, welchverb

   cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. welchnoun

   A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.

   She's a welch. That isn't hers, I lent her that watering can three years ago.

2. welchverb

   To fail to repay a small debt.

3. welchverb

   To fail to fulfill an obligation.

   "I welched. I'm a welcher. Didn't I tell you?" Lt.Col. Frank Slade (Al Pacino) says to his caretaker in 'Scent of a woman'.

4. Welchnoun

   An English surname for someone who was a Welshman or a Celt.

5. Welchnoun

   Archaic spelling of Welsh. Used in British regiment title Royal Welch Fusiliers, spelling confirmed by Army order 1920.

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1. welch

   Welch is a surname of Welsh origin. It could also refer to something relating to Wales or its people, similar to the term "Welsh". Additionally, "Welch" is sometimes used as a verb in colloquial English to mean avoiding payment of a debt or backing out of a promise.

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1. Welchadjective

   see Welsh

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1. Welch

   Welch is a city located in McDowell County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The population was 2,406 at the 2010 census. Incorporated as a city in 1893, it is the county seat of McDowell County.

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1. WELCH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Welch is ranked #284 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Welch surname appeared 108,987 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 37 would have the surname Welch.
   
   83.4% or 90,971 total occurrences were White.
   10.4% or 11,378 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 2,779 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 2,071 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 1,210 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 589 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Cheat

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce welch?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say welch in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of welch in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of welch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of welch in a Sentence

1. Jameel Ahmad:

   One of the drivers behind the change in dynamics that has resulted in OPEC losing influence over the oil industry is the emergence of the capability of outsiders to produce oil, none have been more prominent in this arena in recent years than Spencer Welch.

2. Patrick Jackson:

   The extent of recklessness in this case is breathtaking. It is sheer luck that no one, including( Edgar Maddison Welch), was killed.

3. Raquel Welch:

   I couldn't stand that my husband was being unfaithful. I am Raquel Welch - understand?

4. Steny Hoyer:

   America is not going to welch on its debts and what it owes. So I think we ought not to use that as a political issue, but, and this is a big but, we need to avoid a crisis of shutting down the government as happened under the The Alabama Republican leadership in the last Congress, which bled over to this Congress. As a result, I am urging that we do both in a bipartisan, constructive way.

5. Jay Gibson:

   A lot of the engineering, a lot of the operations, a lot of the fundamental skills in machining are very common, and we find those very advantageous to us. Those skill sets are very transferable. But from a business standpoint, executives said Pam Welch and Brent Hilliard from Midland’s Development Corporation, who represent the city at space industry conferences, are very well researched, know how to make a pitch, and that is very impressive.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=welch
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Welch
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/welch
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=welch
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=welch