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thaw

(θɔː)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense thaws, present participle thawing, past tense, past participle thawed
1. verb
When ice, snow, or something else that is frozen thaws, it melts.
It's so cold the snow doesn't get a chance to thaw. [VERB]
The ground has thawed. [VERB]
Synonyms: melt, dissolve, soften, defrost More Synonyms of thaw
2. countable noun
A thaw is a period of warmer weather when snow and ice melt, usually at the end of winter.
We slogged through the mud of an early spring thaw.
3. verb
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.
Always thaw pastry thoroughly. [VERB noun]
The food in the freezer had thawed during a power cut. [VERB]
Thaw out means the same as thaw.
Thaw it out completely before reheating in a saucepan. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
I remember to thaw out the chicken before I leave home. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
[Also VERB PARTICLE]
4. verb
If something thaws relations between people or if relations thaw, they become friendly again after a period of being unfriendly.
At least this second meeting had helped to thaw the atmosphere. [VERB noun]
It took up to Christmas for political relations to thaw. [VERB]
Thaw is also a noun.
His visit is one of the most striking results of the thaw in relations between thetwo countries. [+ in]
Phrasal verbs:
See thaw out

thaw in British English

(θɔː)
verb
1. 
to melt or cause to melt from a solid frozen state
the snow thawed
2. 
to become or cause to become unfrozen; defrost
3. (intransitive)
to be the case that the ice or snow is melting
it's thawing fast
4. (intransitive)
to become more sociable, relaxed, or friendly
noun
5. 
the act or process of thawing
6. 
a spell of relatively warm weather, causing snow or ice to melt
7. 
an increase in relaxation or friendliness
Derived forms
thawer (ˈthawer)
noun
thawless (ˈthawless)
adjective
Word origin
Old English thawian; related to Old High German douwen to thaw, Old Norse theyja to thaw, Latin tabēre to waste away

thaw in American English

(θɔ)
verb intransitive
1. 
a. 
to become liquid or semiliquid; melt
said of ice, snow, etc.
b. 
to pass to an unfrozen state
said of frozen foods
c. 
to have its contents melt
underground water pipes thaw in the spring
2. 
to rise in temperature above the freezing point, so that snow, etc. melts
said of weather conditions, with impersonal it [it will thaw tomorrow]
3. 
a. 
to get rid of the chill, stiffness, etc. resulting from extreme cold
often with out
b. 
to lose coldness or reserve of manner
verb transitive
4. 
to cause to thaw
noun
5. 
the act of thawing
6. 
a spell of weather warm enough to allow thawing
7. 
a becoming less reserved in manner
SIMILAR WORDS:  melt
Word origin
ME thawen < OE thawian, akin to Du dooien, Ger (ver)dauen, to digest < IE base *tā-, to melt, dissolve, flow > L tabere, to melt, vanish

Examples of 'thaw' in a sentence
thaw

The cycles of freeze and thaw during mild winters can make hunting conditions difficult.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Until then, it was difficult for eggs to survive the thawing process.
The Sun (2016)
Hundreds of millions of pounds will be needed to mend crumbling roads once the thaw sets in.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
What irked me in early winter thawed with the ice.
Christianity Today (2000)
The men decide to hide the money until the plane wreck is discovered with the spring thaw.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The ice has clearly thawed a lot on both sides because of that.
The Sun (2015)
Al refuses to thaw more food until what has been cooked gets finished.
Oxenhorn, Harvey Tuning the Rig: A Journey to the Arctic (1990)
Poor quality embryos were also more likely to die during the thawing process.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He was embarrassed but the ice soon thawed.
The Sun (2015)
An overnight rise in temperature had caused a thaw in the ice which led to the deadly collapse.
The Sun (2009)
They had just received a telephone call to tell them one of their frozen embryos had survived the thawing process.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There was some respite during the political thaw of the 1960s.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The Thames was swollen after a sudden thaw of heavy snow and torrential rains.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
After the flash freeze of the first half, a slow thaw has set in.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Not to mention the thawed, spoilt food in the freezer.
The Sun (2014)
The fingers relaxed; the ice thawed.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
CHECK that thawing snow does not make puddles around pots.
The Sun (2009)
The thaw set in before the new year, although we were plagued with leaden skies and fog patches.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
When a rapid thaw set in, many people had narrow escapes when melting snow slid off roofs on to pavements in small avalanches.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Sunday's rapid thaw meant most roads were clear by Monday.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Scotland - dry but remaining icy, and snow not thawing.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
 Set aside to thaw.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
 Snow and ice thawing.
The Sun (2012)
We all love to wrap up in a bit of faux fur, but once the weather has thawed, put it away for next winter.
The Sun (2011)

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In other languages
thaw

British English: thaw VERB
When ice, snow, or something else that is frozen thaws, it melts.
It's so cold the snow doesn't get a chance to thaw.
  • American English: thaw
  • Brazilian Portuguese: derreter-se
  • Chinese: > 融化冰雪等
  • European Spanish: derretirse
  • French: fondre
  • German: tauen
  • Italian: sciogliersi
  • Japanese: 解ける
  • Korean: 녹다
  • European Portuguese: derreter-se
  • Latin American Spanish: derretirse
British English: thaw NOUN
A thaw is a period of warmer weather when snow and ice melt, usually at the end of winter.
We slogged through the mud of an early spring thaw.
  • American English: thaw
  • Brazilian Portuguese: degelo
  • Chinese: > 融冰冰雪等
  • European Spanish: deshielo
  • French: dégel
  • German: Tauwetter
  • Italian: disgelo
  • Japanese: 雪解けの時期
  • Korean: 해빙기
  • European Portuguese: degelo
  • Latin American Spanish: deshielo

Chinese translation of 'thaw'

thaw

(θɔː)

n

  1. (c) [of ice, snow] 解冻(凍) (jiědòng)
  2. (s) (fig, in relations) 缓(緩)和 (huǎnhé)

vi

  1. [ice, snow] 融化 (rónghuà)
  2. (fig) [relations] 缓(緩)和 (huǎnhé)

vt

  1. [frozen food] (also thaw out) 使 ... 解冻(凍) (shǐ ... jiědòng)
  2. (fig) [atmosphere, relations] 缓(緩)和 (huǎnhé)
    it's thawing (weather) 雪化了 (xuě huà le)
(verb) 
Definition
(of frozen food) to become or cause to become unfrozen
The snow hasn't had a chance to thaw.
Synonyms
melt
The snow had melted.
dissolve
Heat gently until the sugar dissolves.
soften
defrost
She uses the microwave mainly for defrosting bread.
warm
She went to warm her hands by the fire.
liquefy
Heat the jam until it liquefies.
unfreeze
Opposites
freeze
,
chill
,
harden
,
stiffen
,
solidify
,
congeal

Additional synonyms

in the sense of defrost
Definition
to make or become free of frost or ice
She uses the microwave mainly for defrosting bread.
Synonyms
thaw,
warm,
soften,
de-ice,
unfreeze
in the sense of dissolve
Definition
to become or cause to become liquid
Heat gently until the sugar dissolves.
Synonyms
melt,
break down,
disintegrate,
soften,
thaw,
flux,
liquefy,
deliquesce
in the sense of liquefy
Definition
(esp. of a gas) to make or become liquid
Heat the jam until it liquefies.
Synonyms
melt,
dissolve,
thaw,
liquidize,
run,
fuse,
flux,
deliquesce

Synonyms of 'thaw'

thaw

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of warm
Definition
to make warm
She went to warm her hands by the fire.
Synonyms
warm up,
heat,
thaw (out),
heat up
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