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melt
I. \ˈmelt\ verb
(melted \-tə̇d\ ; melted \“\ ; also mol·ten \ˈmōltən also -tən\ ; melting ; melts)
Etymology: Middle English, melten, from Old English meltan, v.i., & mieltan, v.t., causative from the root of meltan; akin to Old Norse melta to malt for brewing, to digest, Gothic gamalteins departure, Latin mollis soft, Greek meldein to melt, Sanskrit mṛdnāti he squeezes, rubs, Latin molere to grind — more at meal
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to change from a solid to a liquid state usually by the action of heat
< ice melting in the sun >
< gold melts at 1945° F >
b. : to be or become extremely hot : run with perspiration
< melting in heavy winter clothing >
2.
a. : dissolve, disintegrate
< sugar melting in hot coffee >
b. : to disappear as if dissolving : become dispersed, dissipated, or wholly consumed
< the morning fog usually melts as the sun rises in the sky >
< their determination melted in the face of increasing hazards >
— often used with away
< their money melted away on unexpected expenses >
< sometimes a tumor will melt completely under adequate irradiation >
3. obsolete : to become subdued, prostrated, or crushed (as by sorrow or remorse)
4. : to become softened : become mild, tender, or gentle
< melted at his kindly words >
5. : to become absorbed
6. : to lose distinct individuality of outline : blend or blur by imperceptible degrees — usually used with into
< the brown foothills melting into the steeper slopes >
transitive verb
1.
a. : to reduce (as a metal) from a solid to a liquid state usually by the action of heat
< melt wax over a flame >
— often used with down
< melted down the family plate >
b. obsolete : to form by melting : form from melted material
2.
a. archaic : to cause to dissolve or disintegrate
b. : to cause to disappear or disperse
< the sun melted the clouds >
3.
a. : to make tender, gentle, or susceptible to mild influences : soften
< the child's tears melted his determination >
b. obsolete : to take away the firmness of : weaken, enervate
4. : to cause to merge insensibly (as colors, sounds, or outlines) : cause to fuse : blend
5. slang Britain : spend
< melting his money >
: cash
< melt a check >
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- melt in one's mouth
II. noun
(-s)
1.
a. : a melted substance : material in the molten state
< glass, being a melt and not a crystal, has an immense range in both chemical composition and physical properties — G.F.H.Smith >
b. : the mass melted at a single operation or the quantity melted during a certain period
2.
a. : an act or process of melting
b. : the condition of being melted
III. noun
also milt \ˈmilt\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English milte, from Old English; akin to Old High German milzi spleen, Old Norse milti, and probably to Old English meltan to melt — more at melt I
: spleen; especially : spleen of slaughtered animals for use as food or feed
< use of hog melt in mink rations >
IV.
variant of milt
V. noun
: a sandwich with melted cheese
< a tuna melt > |