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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun thaw has 3 senses
- thaw(n = noun.process) melt, melting, thawing - 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" is a kind of heating, warming, phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change
- thaw(n = noun.phenomenon) thawing, warming - warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw" is a kind of atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition
- thaw(n = noun.event) - a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile; "the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs" is a kind of loosening, relaxation, slackening
Derived form verb thaw1
Derived form verb thaw1
Verb thaw has 1 sense
- thaw(v = verb.change) dethaw, dissolve, melt, unfreeze, unthaw - 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" is one way to flux, liquefy, liquify
Derived forms noun thaw2, noun thaw1, noun thawing1
Sample sentence:
The chefs thaw the vegetables
CIDE DICTIONARY
thaw, v. i. [AS. , ; akin to D. dovijen, G. tauen, thauen (cf. also verdauen to digest, OHG. douwen, firdouwen), Icel. , Sw. töa, Dan. töe, and perhaps to Gr. th`kein to melt. √56.].
- To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws. [1913 Webster]
- To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; -- said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally. [1913 Webster]
thaw, v. t.
To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve. [1913 Webster]
thaw, n.
The melting of ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the resolution of ice, or the like, into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost; also, a warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed. Dryden. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
thaw, v. & n.
--v.
1 intr. (often foll. by out) (of ice or snow or a frozen thing) pass into a liquid or unfrozen state.
2 intr. (usu. prec. by it as subject) (of the weather) become warm enough to melt ice etc. (it began to thaw).
3 intr. become warm enough to lose numbness etc.
4 intr. become less cold or stiff in manner; become genial.
5 tr. (often foll. by out) cause to thaw.
6 tr. make cordial or animated.
--n.
1 the act or an instance of thawing.
2 the warmth of weather that thaws (a thaw has set in).
3 Polit. a relaxation of control or restriction.
--v.
1 intr. (often foll. by out) (of ice or snow or a frozen thing) pass into a liquid or unfrozen state.
2 intr. (usu. prec. by it as subject) (of the weather) become warm enough to melt ice etc. (it began to thaw).
3 intr. become warm enough to lose numbness etc.
4 intr. become less cold or stiff in manner; become genial.
5 tr. (often foll. by out) cause to thaw.
6 tr. make cordial or animated.
--n.
1 the act or an instance of thawing.
2 the warmth of weather that thaws (a thaw has set in).
3 Polit. a relaxation of control or restriction.
Derivative
thawless adj.
Etymology
OE thawian f. WG; orig. unkn.