- transitive verb
-
- to use (a weapon, instrument, etc.) effectively; handle or employ actively [Webster]
More word meanings for wield
from leading online dictionaries:
- Wiktionary:
- wield @ wiktionary
- WordNet:
- wield @ wordnet.princeton.edu
- Merriam-Webster Online:
- wield @ M-W.com
- MSN Encarta:
- wield @ Encarta
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
- wield @ AHD provided by Yahoo! Education
- Answers.com:
- wield @ Answers.com
- Search for more definitions on Google:
- Google define:wield
- Search for more definitions on Yahoo!:
- Yahoo! define:wield
- Search for more definitions on Ask.com:
- Ask.com dictionary: wield