From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
thaw \thaw\ (th[add]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Thawed} (th[add]d);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Thawing}.] [AS. [thorn][=a]wian,
[thorn][=a]wan; akin to D. dovijen, G. tauen, thauen (cf.
also verdauen to digest, OHG. douwen, firdouwen), Icel.
[thorn]eyja, Sw. t["o]a, Dan. t["o]e, and perhaps to Gr.
th`kein to melt. [root]56.]
1. To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of
that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.
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2. To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; -- said in
reference to the weather, and used impersonally.
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3. Fig.: To grow gentle or genial. Compare {cold}[4], a. and
{hard}[6], a.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
thaw \thaw\, v. t.
To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt,
soften, or dissolve.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
thaw \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.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thaw
n 1: 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" [syn: {thaw}, {melt}, {thawing}, {melting}]
2: warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they
welcomed the spring thaw" [syn: {thaw}, {thawing}, {warming}]
3: 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"
v 1: 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"
[syn: {dissolve}, {thaw}, {unfreeze}, {unthaw}, {dethaw},
{melt}]
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