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ALL meanings of thawed

thaw
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  • verb without object thawed to pass or change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt. 1
  • verb without object thawed to be freed from the physical effect of frost or extreme cold (sometimes followed by out): Sit by the fire and thaw out. 1
  • verb without object thawed (of the weather) to become warm enough to melt ice and snow: It will probably thaw today. 1
  • verb without object thawed to become less formal, reserved, or aloof: He thawed at their kindness. 1
  • verb without object thawed to become less hostile or tense: International relations thawed. 1
  • verb with object thawed to cause to change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt. 1
  • verb with object thawed to free from the physical effect of frost or extreme cold; bring to a more normal temperature, especially to room temperature: I took the steaks out of the freezer and thawed them. 1
  • verb with object thawed to make less cold, formal, or reserved. 1
  • verb with object thawed to make less tense or hostile. 1
  • noun thawed the act or process of thawing. 1
  • noun thawed the act or fact of becoming less formal, reserved, or aloof. 1
  • noun thawed a reduction or easing in tension or hostility. 1
  • noun thawed (in winter or in areas where freezing weather is the norm) weather warm enough to melt ice and snow. 1
  • noun thawed a period of such weather: We had a two-week thaw in January. 1
  • noun thawed the thaw, the first day in the year when ice in harbors, rivers, etc., breaks up or loosens enough to begin flowing to the sea, allowing navigation: The Anchorage thaw came on May 18th. 1
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