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wel·ter1 / ˈweltər/ • v. [intr.] poetic/lit. move in a turbulent fashion: the streams foam and welter. ∎  lie steeped in blood with no help or care. • n. a large number of items in no order; a confused mass: there's such a welter of conflicting rules. ∎  a state of general disorder: the attack petered out in a welter of bloody, confused fighting. wel·ter2 • n. short for welterweight.

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