melt down

melt down

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [melt doun]
- /mɛlt daʊn/
- /melt daʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [melt doun]
- /mɛlt daʊn/

Definitions of melt down words

transitivephrasal verb melt down substance 1
intransitivephrasal verb melt down nuclear power plant 1
intransitivephrasal verb melt down emotionally 1
phrasal verb melt down If an object is melted down, it is heated until it melts, so that the material can be used to make something else. 0
noun melt down to melt (previously formed metal) so that it can be cast or molded again 0
verb melt down To melt a metal, especially so that it can be remade into something else. 0

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Parts of speech for Melt down

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Melt down

melt down popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for melt down

verb melt down

melt — to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.

Just one Synonym for melt down

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