thaw

thaw
thaw [thô]
vi.
[ME thawen < OE thawian, akin to Du dooien, Ger (ver)dauen, to digest < IE base * tā-, to melt, dissolve, flow > L tabere, to melt, vanish]
1.
a) to become liquid or semiliquid; melt: said of ice, snow, etc.
b) to pass to an unfrozen state: said of frozen foods
c) to have its contents melt [underground water pipes thaw in the spring]
2. to rise in temperature above the freezing point, so that snow, etc. melts: said of weather conditions, with impersonal it [ it will thaw tomorrow ]
3.
a) to get rid of the chill, stiffness, etc. resulting from extreme cold: often with out
b) to lose coldness or reserve of manner
vt.
to cause to thaw
n.
1. the act of thawing
2. a spell of weather warm enough to allow thawing
3. a becoming less reserved in manner
SYN.- MELT

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Synonyms:
(after freezing), , , , (something frozen),


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