MELT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Meaning of melt in English
melt verb
(BECOME LIQUID )
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melt verb
(FEEL LOVE )
He only has to look at her, and she melts.
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(Definition of melt from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of melt
melt
Floating sea is already in the ocean and would have no effect if it melted.
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.
But those gains could be threatened if warm weather melts it too soon.
Let's get out there and melt some faces.
He waggled a stubby finger and melted into the crowd.
Melt butter in a small pan (or bowl if using a microwave).
He dismissed recent ice melt over a short, 30-year record.
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.
Dry ice, for its part, doesn't melt , it sublimates.
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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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erimek, eritmek, kızgınlıktan sonra yumuşamak…
திடமான ஒன்றிலிருந்து மென்மையான அல்லது திரவமாக மாற, அல்லது இதைச் செய்ய ஏதாவது ஒன்றை ஏற்படுத்த…
таять, растапливать, смягчаться…
కరుగు, ఘనమైన వాటి నుండి మెత్తగా లేదా ద్రవంగా మారడం లేదా దీన్ని చేయడానికి ఏదైనా కారణం…
topić (się), rozczulać się, topnieć…
fondere, fondersi, sciogliere…
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