| Front | thaw |
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| Back | thaw verb, noun BrE /θɔː/ NAmE /θɔː/ verb verb forms word origin example bank 1 [intransitive] ~ (out) (of ice and snow) to turn back into water after being frozen melt The country was slowly thawing out after the long cold winter. freeze 2 [intransitive] when it thaws or is thawing, the weather becomes warm enough to melt snow and ice It's starting to thaw. 3 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) (out) to become, or to let frozen food become, soft or liquid ready for cooking compare defrost, de-ice, unfreeze Leave the meat to thaw completely before cooking. 4 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) (out) to become, or make sth become, a normal temperature after being very cold I could feel my ears and toes start to thaw out. 5 [intransitive] ~ (out) to become more friendly and less formal Relations between the two countries thawed a little after the talks. The atmosphere slowly began to thaw. noun word origin example bank 1 [countable, usually singular] a period of warmer weather following one of cold weather, causing snow and ice to melt The river doubles in size during the spring thaw. 2 [singular] ~ (in sth) a situation in which the relations between two enemy countries become more friendly a thaw in relations with China |
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