ALL meanings of thaw
thaw
T t - verb without object thaw to pass or change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt. 1
- verb without object thaw to be freed from the physical effect of frost or extreme cold (sometimes followed by out): Sit by the fire and thaw out. 1
- verb without object thaw (of the weather) to become warm enough to melt ice and snow: It will probably thaw today. 1
- verb without object thaw to become less formal, reserved, or aloof: He thawed at their kindness. 1
- verb without object thaw to become less hostile or tense: International relations thawed. 1
- verb with object thaw to cause to change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt. 1
- verb with object thaw to free from the physical effect of frost or extreme cold; bring to a more normal temperature, especially to room temperature: I took the steaks out of the freezer and thawed them. 1
- verb with object thaw to make less cold, formal, or reserved. 1
- verb with object thaw to make less tense or hostile. 1
- noun thaw the act or process of thawing. 1
- noun thaw the act or fact of becoming less formal, reserved, or aloof. 1
- noun thaw a reduction or easing in tension or hostility. 1
- noun thaw (in winter or in areas where freezing weather is the norm) weather warm enough to melt ice and snow. 1
- noun thaw a period of such weather: We had a two-week thaw in January. 1
- noun thaw the thaw, the first day in the year when ice in harbors, rivers, etc., breaks up or loosens enough to begin flowing to the sea, allowing navigation: The Anchorage thaw came on May 18th. 1
- intransitive verb thaw melt 1
- transitive verb thaw unfreeze 1
- noun thaw melting 1
- noun thaw people, countries 1
- verb thaw When ice, snow, or something else that is frozen thaws, it melts. 0
- countable noun thaw A thaw is a period of warmer weather when snow and ice melt, usually at the end of winter. 0
- verb thaw When you thaw frozen food or when it thaws, you leave it in a place where it can reach room temperature so that it is ready for use. 0
- verb thaw Thaw out means the same as thaw. 0
- verb thaw If something thaws relations between people or if relations thaw, they become friendly again after a period of being unfriendly. 0
- verb thaw Thaw is also a noun. 0
- verb thaw to melt or cause to melt from a solid frozen state 0
- verb thaw to become or cause to become unfrozen; defrost 0
- verb thaw to be the case that the ice or snow is melting 0
- verb thaw to become more sociable, relaxed, or friendly 0
- noun thaw the act or process of thawing 0
- noun thaw a spell of relatively warm weather, causing snow or ice to melt 0
- noun thaw an increase in relaxation or friendliness 0
- intransitive verb thaw to become liquid or semiliquid; melt 0
- intransitive verb thaw to pass to an unfrozen state 0
- intransitive verb thaw to have its contents melt 0
- intransitive verb thaw to rise in temperature above the freezing point, so that snow, etc. melts 0
- intransitive verb thaw to get rid of the chill, stiffness, etc. resulting from extreme cold 0
- intransitive verb thaw to lose coldness or reserve of manner 0
- verb transitive thaw to cause to thaw 0
- noun thaw the act of thawing 0
- noun thaw a spell of weather warm enough to allow thawing 0
- noun thaw a becoming less reserved in manner 0