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melt
(mĕlt)v. melt·ed, melt·ing, melts
v.intr.
1. To be changed from a solid to a liquid state especially by the application of heat.
2. To dissolve: Sugar melts in water.
3. To disappear or vanish gradually as if by dissolving: The crowd melted away after the rally.
4. To pass or merge imperceptibly into something else: Sea melted into sky along the horizon.
5. To become softened in feeling: Our hearts melted at the child's tears.
6. Obsolete To be overcome or crushed, as by grief, dismay, or fear.
v.tr.
1. To change (a solid) to a liquid state especially by the application of heat.
2. To dissolve: The tide melted our sand castle away.
3. To cause to disappear gradually; disperse.
4. To cause (units) to blend: "Here individuals of all races are melted into a new race of men" (Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur).
5. To soften (someone's feelings); make gentle or tender.
n.
Phrasal Verb: 1. A melted solid; a fused mass.
2. The state of being melted.
3.
a. The act or operation of melting.
b. The quantity melted at a single operation or in one period.
4. A usually open sandwich topped with melted cheese: a tuna melt.
melt down
1. To undergo a meltdown. Used of a nuclear reactor.
2. To undergo a failure or collapse.
3. To become very angry or upset.
melt′a·bil′i·ty n.
melt′a·ble adj.
melt′er n.
melt′ing·ly adv.
melt′y adj.
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melt
(mɛlt)vb, melts, melting, melted, melted or molten (ˈməʊltən)
1. (Chemistry) to liquefy (a solid) or (of a solid) to become liquefied, as a result of the action of heat
2. to become or make liquid; dissolve: cakes that melt in the mouth.
3. (often foll by away) to disappear; fade
4. (foll by down) to melt (metal scrap) for reuse
5. (often foll by into) to blend or cause to blend gradually
6. to make or become emotional or sentimental; soften
n
7. the act or process of melting
8. something melted or an amount melted
[Old English meltan to digest; related to Old Norse melta to malt (beer), digest, Greek meldein to melt]
ˈmeltable adj
ˌmeltaˈbility n
ˈmelter n
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melt1
(mɛlt)v.i.
1. to become liquefied by heat.
2. to dissolve: The lozenge will melt on your tongue.
3. to diminish to nothing: His fortune slowly melted away.
4. to pass; blend: Night melted into day.
5. to become softened in feeling.
6. Obs. to be subdued or overwhelmed by sorrow, dismay, etc.
v.t. 7. to reduce to a liquid state by heat: Fire melts ice.
8. to cause to dwindle or dissipate.
9. to cause to change or blend gradually.
10. to soften in feeling: a story to melt your heart.
n. 11. the act or process of melting or the state of being melted.
12. something that is melted.
13. a sandwich or other dish topped with melted cheese.
[before 900; Middle English, Old English meltan to melt, c. Old Norse melta to digest, Greek méldein to melt]
melt′a•ble, adj.
melt`a•bil′i•ty, n.
melt′ing•ly, adv.
melt′er, n.
melt2
(mɛlt)also milt,
n.
the spleen, esp. of a cow or pig when used for food.
[1575–85; dial. (mainly Scots, N England) variant of milt]
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melt
(mĕlt) To change from a solid to a liquid state by heating or being heated to the melting point.
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melt
Past participle: melted
Gerund: melting
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| Noun | 1. |  melt - the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change - a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition |
| Verb | 1. |  melt - reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun"fuse - make liquid or plastic by heating; "The storm fused the electric mains" try, render - melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole" |
| 2. |  melt - become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"deliquesce - melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air; "this type of salt deliquesces easily" | |
| 3. |  melt - become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" mellow - soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years" | |
| 4. | melt - lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" | |
| 5. |  melt - become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" | |
| 6. | melt - become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance" weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" |
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melt
verb
1. dissolve, run, soften, fuse, thaw, diffuse, flux, defrost, liquefy, unfreeze, deliquesce The snow had melted.
2. (often with away) disappear, fade, vanish, dissolve, disperse, evaporate, evanesce When he heard these words, his inner doubts melted away.
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melt
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
roztáttavitrozpustit
smelte
sulaasulattaa
rastopititopiti se
elolvad
bræîa; bráîna
溶かす溶ける
녹다(...을) 녹이다
lydymosi temperatūraradioaktyviųjų medžiagų nutekėjimastautų kratinys/mišinystirpdytitirpti
atmaigtkust
topi
taliti setopiti se
smälta
ละลาย ทำให้หลอมละลายหลอมละลาย ค่อยๆ จางหายไป
làm tan chảytan chảy
melt
[melt]A. VT
1. (lit) [+ snow, chocolate, butter] → derretir, fundir; [+ metal] → fundir; [+ chemical] → disolver
2. (fig) (= soften) → ablandar
B. VI
1. (lit) [snow, chocolate, butter] → derretirse, fundirse; [metal] → fundirse; [chemical] → disolverse
it melts in the mouth → se deshace en la boca
see also butter A
it melts in the mouth → se deshace en la boca
see also butter A
2. (fig)
2.1. [person] (= soften) → ablandarse
to melt into tears → deshacerse en lágrimas
her heart melted with pity → se le ablandó el corazón de lástima
to melt into tears → deshacerse en lágrimas
her heart melted with pity → se le ablandó el corazón de lástima
melt away VI + ADV
1. (lit) → derretirse
2. (fig) [confidence] → desvanecerse; [money] → evaporarse; [crowd] → dispersarse; [person] → esfumarse, escabullirse
melt down VT + ADV → fundir
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
melt
[ˈmɛlt] vi
(= become liquid) [ice, snow] → fondre; [butter, chocolate] → fondre
The snow is melting → La neige est en train de fondre.
The snow is melting → La neige est en train de fondre.
(= become soft) [metal] → fondre
my heart melted → j'ai fondu
vt sep [+ ice, snow] → faire fondre; [+ chocolate, butter] → faire fondre; [+ metal] → faire fondre
melt away
vi [crowd] → se dissipermelt down
vt sep [+ metal] → fondreCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
melt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
melt
[mɛlt]1. vt
2. vi
b. (fig) (anger, determination) → svanire; (heart) → intenerirsi
he melted into the crowd → si confuse tra la folla
he melted into the crowd → si confuse tra la folla
melt away vi + adv (snow, ice) → sciogliersi completamente; (fog) → dileguarsi (fig) (anger, anxiety, opposition) → svanire; (savings) → andare in fumo; (crowd) → disperdersi
he melted away into the crowd → svanì tra la folla
he melted away into the crowd → svanì tra la folla
melt down vt + adv → fondere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
melt
(melt) verb to (cause to) become soft or liquid, or to lose shape, usually by heating / being heated. The ice has melted; My heart melted when I saw how sorry he was.
ˈmeltdown noun the melting of the radioactive material in a nuclear reactor as a result of the failure of the cooling system.
ˈmelting-point noun the temperature at which a given solid melts. The melting-point of ice is 0 centigrade.
ˈmelting pot noun a place where different peoples, races, cultures etc blend. The United States is often described as a melting pot.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
melt
→ يَذُوبُ, يُذِيبُ rozpustit, roztát smelte schmelzen λιώνω derretir, fundirse sulaa, sulattaa faire fondre, fondre rastopiti, topiti se sciogliere, sciogliersi 溶かす, 溶ける 녹다, (...을) 녹이다 doen smelten, smelten smelte roztapiać się, stopić derreter плавить, таять smälta ละลาย ทำให้หลอมละลาย, หลอมละลาย ค่อยๆ จางหายไป erimek, eritmek làm tan chảy, tan chảy 融化Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009