melt

noun

1
a sandwich containing melted cheese
a tuna melt
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 20/07/2017
Open Dictionary - July2017
2
very informal
an insulting term for someone who is regarded as being weak and whiny
Tell him to stop being such a melt!
The party exists on an entirely new level of melt.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 28/02/2017
Open Dictionary - February2017

Noun☞melt

melt

verb

UK /melt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	melt
he/she/it	melts
present participle	melting
past tense	melted
past participle	melted

1
transitive to change a solid substance into a liquid
Melt the butter in a small saucepan.
Synonyms and related words
To freeze, or to melt
defrost
freeze
freeze up
1. 1a
  intransitive to be changed from a solid substance into a liquid
  Climate change is causing the polar ice cap to melt.
  Synonyms and related words
  To freeze, or to melt
  defrost
  freeze
  freeze up
2

melt
or
melt away
intransitive to disappear, usually gradually
My fears melted when I saw his kind expression.
melt into:
He seemed to melt into the darkness.
Synonyms and related words
To disappear, or to stop existing or happening
X has left the building
disappear
finish
3
transitive to make someone kinder and more sympathetic
melt someone’s heart:
She gave him a smile that melted his heart.
Synonyms and related words
To have an effect on someone’s emotions or attitudes
influence
decide
lead to
1. 3a
  intransitive to become kinder and more sympathetic
  All she has to do is smile at him and he just melts.
  Synonyms and related words
  To change your opinion, attitudes or behaviour
  change your mind
  see reason/sense
  adapt
4
intransitive to gradually change or combine, so that you cannot see any difference between things
melt into:
The reds and golds melted into each other as the sun sank.
Synonyms and related words
To mix things, or to become mixed
mix
dissolve
stir in
5
intransitive if you melt into or against someone, you relax as they hold you close in a romantic way
Synonyms and related words
To change your position
balance
bear yourself
bend

phrases

melt in your mouth

phrasal verbs

melt away

melt down

melt

verb

US /melt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	melt
he/she/it	melts
present participle	melting
past tense	melted
past participle	melted

1
transitive to change a solid substance into a liquid
Melt the butter in a small saucepan.
Synonyms and related words
To freeze, or to melt
defrost
freeze
freeze up
1. 1a
  intransitive to be changed from a solid substance into a liquid
  Climate change is causing the polar ice cap to melt.
  Synonyms and related words
  To freeze, or to melt
  defrost
  freeze
  freeze up
2

melt
or
melt away
intransitive to disappear, usually gradually
My fears melted when I saw his kind expression.
melt into:
He seemed to melt into the darkness.
Synonyms and related words
To disappear, or to stop existing or happening
X has left the building
disappear
finish
3
transitive to make someone kinder and more sympathetic
melt someone’s heart:
She gave him a smile that melted his heart.
Synonyms and related words
To have an effect on someone’s emotions or attitudes
influence
decide
lead to
1. 3a
  intransitive to become kinder and more sympathetic
  All she has to do is smile at him and he just melts.
  Synonyms and related words
  To change your opinion, attitudes or behavior
  change your mind
  see reason/sense
  adapt
4
intransitive to gradually change or combine, so that you cannot see any difference between things
melt into:
The reds and golds melted into each other as the sun sank.
Synonyms and related words
To mix things, or to become mixed
mix
dissolve
stir in
5
intransitive if you melt into or against someone, you relax as they hold you close in a romantic way
Synonyms and related words
To change your position
balance
bear yourself
bend

phrases

melt in your mouth

phrasal verbs

melt away

melt down

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