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Meaning of 'melt'
Meaning of 'melt' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Melt 
[ n.]
- See 2d Milt. [ n.]2. Melt [ v.]
- To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to
liquefy; as, to melt wax, tallow, or lead; to melt ice or snow. [ v.]- Hence: To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.
3. Melt [ v. i.]
- To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the
influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate temperatures. [ v. i.]- To dissolve; as, sugar melts in the mouth.
- Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear.
- To lose distinct form or outline; to blend.
- To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated; as, the fog melts away.
Meaning of 'melt' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. melt [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
- the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
Example in sentence:
- the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster;
- the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours
2. melt [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- become less intense and fade away gradually
- become less intense and fade away gradually
Example in sentence:
- her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance;
- her resistance melted under his charm
Meaning (3):
- lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
- lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
Example in sentence:
- Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene
Meaning (4):
- reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
- reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
Example in sentence:
- melt butter;
- melt down gold;
- The wax melted in the sun
Meaning (5):
- become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
- become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
Example in sentence:
- The scene begins to fade;
- The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk
Meaning (6):
- become or cause to become soft or liquid
- become or cause to become soft or liquid
Example in sentence:
- dethaw the meat;
- The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase;
- The heat melted the wax;
- the ice cream melted;
- the ice thawed;
- The sun melted the ice
Meaning (7):
- become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
- become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
Example in sentence:
- With age, he mellowed
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