melt

Definitions of melt in various dictionaries:

noun - the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

verb - reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

verb - become or cause to become soft or liquid

verb - become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial

verb - lose its distinct outline or shape

verb - become less clearly visible or distinguishable

verb - become less intense and fade away gradually

To be changed from a solid to a liquid state by application of heat or pressure or both.

To dissolve: Sugar melts in water.

To disappear or vanish gradually as if by dissolving: The crowd melted away after the rally.

To pass or merge imperceptibly into something else: Sea melted into sky along the horizon.

To become softened in feeling: Our hearts melted at the child’s tears.

To be overcome or crushed, as by grief, dismay, or fear.

To change (a solid) to a liquid state by the application of heat or pressure or both.

To dissolve: The tide melted our sand castle away.

To cause to disappear gradually; disperse.

To cause (units) to blend: “Here individuals of all races are melted into a new race of men” (Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur).

To soften (someone’s feelings); make gentle or tender.

A melted solid; a fused mass.

The state of being melted.

The act or operation of melting.

The quantity melted at a single operation or in one period.

Often used to modify another noun : glacial melt water; the summer melt season.

adj - to change from a solid to a liquid state by heat [v -ED, -ING, -S] : MELTABLE