MELT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of melt in English

(Definition of melt from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of melt from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of melt

melt
Floating sea is already in the ocean and would have no effect if it melted.
From Phys.Org
I support the punishment melted out for this offense.
Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body.
You don't need to melt all of the street snow and you don't need to do it in one day.
From WIRED
But those gains could be threatened if warm weather melts it too soon.
Let's get out there and melt some faces.
From ABC News
He waggled a stubby finger and melted into the crowd.
Melt butter in a small pan (or bowl if using a microwave).
From NPR
He dismissed recent ice melt over a short, 30-year record.
From Reuters
You could melt it down and make a car.
When the fire alarm didn't sound, she used a "heat source" to melt the wax on the bathroom's sprinkler head, police said.
Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat.
From NPR
Dry ice, for its part, doesn't melt, it sublimates.
From Gizmodo
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Translations of melt

in Chinese (Traditional)
變為液體, (使)融化, (使)熔化…
in Chinese (Simplified)
变为液体, (使)融化, (使)熔化…
in Spanish
derretir, derretirse, sándwich con queso fundido…
in Portuguese
derreter, derreter-se…
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वितळणे…
~が溶ける, ~を溶かす, 溶(と)ける…
erimek, eritmek, kızgınlıktan sonra yumuşamak…
fondre, (faire) fondre…
fondre(‘s)…
smelten…
திடமான ஒன்றிலிருந்து மென்மையான அல்லது திரவமாக மாற, அல்லது இதைச் செய்ய ஏதாவது ஒன்றை ஏற்படுத்த…
पिघलना…
ઓગળવું…
smelte…
smälta…
mencair…
schmelzen…
smelte, tine…
پگھلنا, نرم ہونا…
топитися, м'якшати…
таять, растапливать, смягчаться…
కరుగు, ఘనమైన వాటి నుండి మెత్తగా లేదా ద్రవంగా మారడం లేదా దీన్ని చేయడానికి ఏదైనా కారణం…
يَذوب…
গলানো…
roztát…
mencair…
ละลาย…
tan chảy…
topić (się), rozczulać się, topnieć…
녹다…
fondere, fondersi, sciogliere…
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