welsh
verb/welʃ/
/welʃ/
(also welch)
[intransitive] (disapproving, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they welsh | /welʃ/ /welʃ/ |
| he / she / it welshes | /ˈwelʃɪz/ /ˈwelʃɪz/ |
| past simple welshed | /welʃt/ /welʃt/ |
| past participle welshed | /welʃt/ /welʃt/ |
| -ing form welshing | /ˈwelʃɪŋ/ /ˈwelʃɪŋ/ |
- welsh (on somebody/something) to not do something that you have promised to do, for example to not pay money that you owe
- ‘I'm not in the habit of welshing on deals,’ said Don.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: of unknown origin.
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