ALL meanings of melt
melt
M m - intransitive verb melt be heated until liquid 1
- transitive verb melt heat sth until it turns liquid 1
- noun melt melted ice or snow 1
- noun melt type of hot sandwich 1
- intransitive verb melt give in 1
- verb without object melt to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal. 1
- verb without object melt to become liquid; dissolve: Let the cough drop melt in your mouth. 1
- verb without object melt to pass, dwindle, or fade gradually (often followed by away): His fortune slowly melted away. 1
- verb without object melt to pass, change, or blend gradually (often followed by into): Night melted into day. 1
- verb without object melt to become softened in feeling by pity, sympathy, love, or the like: The tyrant's heart would not melt. 1
- verb without object melt Obsolete. to be subdued or overwhelmed by sorrow, dismay, etc. 1
- verb with object melt to reduce to a liquid state by warmth or heat; fuse: Fire melts ice. 1
- verb with object melt to cause to pass away or fade. 1
- verb with object melt to cause to pass, change, or blend gradually. 1
- verb with object melt to soften in feeling, as a person or the heart. 1
- noun melt the spleen, especially that of a cow, pig, etc. 1
- noun melt Make or become liquefied by heat. 1
- noun melt Molten material, the product of melting. 0
- noun melt The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state. 0
- noun melt The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions. 0
- noun melt A melt sandwich. 0
- noun melt A wax-based substance for use in an oil burner as an alternative to mixing oils and water. 0
- noun melt (Slang) (Britain) an idiot. 0
- verb melt (ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat. 0
- verb melt (Intransitive Verb) (figuratively) To dissolve, disperse, vanish. 0
- verb melt (Transitive Verb) (figuratively) To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken. 0
- verb melt (Intransitive Verb) COL To be very hot and sweat profusely. 0
- verb melt When a solid substance melts or when you melt it, it changes to a liquid, usually because it has been heated. 0
- verb melt If something such as your feelings melt, they suddenly disappear and you no longer feel them. 0
- verb melt Melt away means the same as melt. 0
- verb melt If a person or thing melts into something such as darkness or a crowd of people, they become difficult to see, for example because they are moving away from you or are the same colour as the background. 0
- verb melt If someone or something melts your heart, or if your heart melts, you start to feel love or sympathy towards them. 0
- countable noun melt A melt is a piece of bread which has meat or fish on it, and melted cheese on top. 0
- verb melt to liquefy (a solid) or (of a solid) to become liquefied, as a result of the action of heat 0
- verb melt to become or make liquid; dissolve 0
- verb melt to disappear; fade 0
- verb melt to melt (metal scrap) for reuse 0
- verb melt to blend or cause to blend gradually 0
- verb melt to make or become emotional or sentimental; soften 0
- noun melt the act or process of melting 0
- noun melt something melted or an amount melted 0
- verb transitive melt to change from a solid to a liquid state, generally by heat 0
- verb transitive melt to dissolve; disintegrate 0
- verb transitive melt to disappear or cause to disappear gradually 0
- verb transitive melt to merge gradually; blend 0
- verb transitive melt to soften; make or become gentle and tender 0
- noun melt a melting or being melted 0
- noun melt something melted 0
- noun melt the quantity melted at one operation or during one period 0
- noun melt a dish, esp. a grilled sandwich, containing or covered with a layer of melted cheese 0