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welch

/wɛltʃ/

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verb

/wɛltʃ/formalobsolete
  • ruУстаревший глагол, означающий не выплатить долг или не выполнить обязательство, особенно в контексте азартных игр.

An obsolete verb meaning to fail to pay a debt or fulfill an obligation, especially in gambling contexts.

  1. Cheat by avoiding paymentC1informal

    To fail to pay a debt, especially a gambling debt, or to break a promise.

    ruУклониться от уплаты

    • He welched on his bet after losing the poker game.
    • She accused him of welching on their agreement.
    • They never trust him because he welches on his debts.

    Synonymsbilkdefaultrenegewelsh

    Antonymspayrecompensesettle

Forms
  • welched past participle
  • welched past simple
  • welching present participle
  • welches third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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