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thaw
(thô)v. thawed, thaw·ing, thaws
v.intr.
1. To change from a frozen solid to a liquid by gradual warming.
2. To lose stiffness, numbness, or impermeability by being warmed: left the frozen turkey out until it thawed; thawed out by sitting next to the stove.
3. To become warm enough for snow and ice to melt.
4. To become less formal, aloof, or reserved.
v.tr.
To cause to thaw.
n.
1. The process of thawing.
2. A period of warm weather during which ice and snow melt.
3. A relaxation of reserve, restraints, or tensions.
[Middle English thawen, from Old English thawian.]
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thaw
(θɔː)vb
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. (intr) to be the case that the ice or snow is melting: it's thawing fast.
4. (intr) to become more sociable, relaxed, or friendly
n
5. the act or process of thawing
6. (Physical Geography) a spell of relatively warm weather, causing snow or ice to melt
7. an increase in relaxation or friendliness
[Old English thawian; related to Old High German douwen to thaw, Old Norse theyja to thaw, Latin tabēre to waste away]
ˈthawer n
ˈthawless adj
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thaw
(θɔ)v.i.
1. to pass or change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt.
2. to be freed from the physical effect of frost or extreme cold (sometimes fol. by out): Sit by the fire and thaw out.
3. (of the weather) to become warm enough to melt ice and snow.
4. to become less hostile, tense, or aloof: International relations thawed.
v.t. 5. to cause to thaw.
6. to make less hostile, tense, or aloof.
n. 7. the act or process of thawing.
8. a reduction or easing in tension or hostility.
9. (in winter or in areas where freezing weather is the norm) weather warm enough to melt ice and snow.
10. a period of such weather.
11. the thaw, the period in spring when ice in waterways breaks up enough to allow navigation.
[before 1000; (v.) Middle English; Old English thawian, c. Middle Low German dōien, Old High German douwen; akin to Old Norse theyja]
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thaw
Past participle: thawed
Gerund: thawing
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| Noun | 1. |  thaw - the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change - a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition |
| 2. |  thaw - warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw"atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition, conditions - the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow" | |
| 3. | thaw - a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile; "the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs" loosening, slackening, relaxation - an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind" | |
| Verb | 1. |  thaw - become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"deliquesce - melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air; "this type of salt deliquesces easily" |
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thaw
verb melt, dissolve, soften, defrost, warm, liquefy, unfreeze The snow hasn't had a chance to thaw.
freeze, chill, harden, stiffen, solidify, congeal
freeze, chill, harden, stiffen, solidify, congeal
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thaw
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
ذَوَبان الثَّلْجيَذوبيُذيب
oblevarozmrazittánítát
optøtøtøvejr
felolvasztolvadolvadásolvaszt
leysingar, hlákaòíîaòíîa; òiîna
atlydysatšilti
atkausētatkusnisatkustkust
odmäktopiť
odtajatitajati se
thaw
[θɔː]A. N
2. (fig) (= easing up) → descongelación f
the thaw in East-West relations → la distensión en las relaciones Este-Oeste
the thaw in East-West relations → la distensión en las relaciones Este-Oeste
B. VT (also thaw out) [+ frozen food] → descongelar
C. VI
2. (also thaw out) [frozen food, cold toes] → descongelarse (fig) [relations] → distenderse
I sat by the fire to thaw out → me senté junto al fuego para entrar en calor
after a couple of glasses of wine he soon began to thaw → tras tomar un par de vasos de vino empezó a relajarse or perder su reserva inicial
I sat by the fire to thaw out → me senté junto al fuego para entrar en calor
after a couple of glasses of wine he soon began to thaw → tras tomar un par de vasos de vino empezó a relajarse or perder su reserva inicial
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
thaw
vt → auftauen (lassen); ice, snow also → tauen lassen; (= make warm) person, hands → aufwärmen; (fig: = make friendly) person → auftauen or warm werden lassen; relations → entspannen
vi (lit, fig) → auftauen; (ice, snow) → tauen; (person: = become warmer) → auftauen, sich aufwärmen; it is thawing → es taut
n (lit, fig) → Tauwetter nt; before the thaw/a thaw sets in → bevor das Tauwetter einsetzt; there’s been a thaw in relations between … → die Beziehungen zwischen … sind aufgetaut
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
thaw
[θɔː]1. n → disgelo (fig) (easing up) → distensione f
2. vt (also thaw out) (food) → (fare) scongelare
3. vi (weather) → sgelare; (ice) → sciogliersi (also thaw out) (frozen food, cold toes) → scongelarsi (fig) (person) → aprirsi; (relations) → distendersi
it's thawing → sta sgelando
it's thawing → sta sgelando
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
thaw
(θoː) verb1. (of ice, snow etc) to melt, or make or become liquid. The snow thawed quickly.
2. (of frozen food etc) to make or become unfrozen. Frozen food must be thawed before cooking.
noun (the time of) the melting of ice and snow at the end of winter, or the change of weather that causes this. The thaw has come early this year.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
thaw
n. deshielo, descongelación;
v. descongelar, deshelar, derretir.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012