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Meaning of thaw

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  thaw
      n 1: the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to
           a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt
           that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes
           several hours" [syn: {thaw}, {melt}, {thawing}, {melting}]
      2: warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they
         welcomed the spring thaw" [syn: {thaw}, {thawing}, {warming}]
      3: a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming
         less hostile; "the thaw between the United States and Russia
         has led to increased cooperation in world affairs"
      v 1: become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted
           the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The
           heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the
           years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"
           [syn: {dissolve}, {thaw}, {unfreeze}, {unthaw}, {dethaw},
           {melt}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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