thaw

thaw
[[t]θɔ͟ː[/t]]
thaws, thawing, thawed
1) VERB When ice, snow, or something else that is frozen thaws, it melts.

It's so cold the snow doesn't get a chance to thaw...

The ground has thawed.

2) N-COUNT A thaw is a period of warmer weather when snow and ice melt, usually at the end of winter.

We slogged through the mud of an early spring thaw.

3) V-ERG When you thaw frozen food or when it thaws, you leave it in a place where it can reach room temperature so that it is ready for use.

[V n] Always thaw pastry thoroughly...

The food in the freezer had thawed during a power cut.

Syn:
PHR-V-ERG
Thaw out means the same as thaw.

V n P Thaw it out completely before reheating in a saucepan... Also V P V P n (not pron) I remember to thaw out the chicken before I leave home.

4) V-ERG If something thaws relations between people or if relations thaw, they become friendly again after a period of being unfriendly.

[V n] At least this second meeting had helped to thaw the atmosphere...

It took up to Christmas for political relations to thaw.

Phrasal Verbs:
N-SING
Thaw is also a noun.

His visit is one of the most striking results of the thaw in relations between East and West.


English dictionary. 2008.

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Synonyms:
(after freezing), , , , (something frozen),


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