welt.

1. A raised mark on the skin, often caused by a blow or irritation.

2. A strip or reinforced border along a seam, especially where a shoe’s upper meets its sole.

3. To hit someone or something hard.

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Words that belong together

• raised welt
• red welt

On the page

A welt rose on his arm.

The clinician asked about the red welt.

She noticed a raised welt beside the wrist.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular welt; plural welts. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.