meltmelt /melt/ ●●○ verb 
It was warmer now, and the snow was beginning to melt. Melt the butter in a saucepan.2disappear [intransitive] (also melt away) to gradually disappear: Opposition to the government melted away. His anger slowly melted.3become less angry [intransitive] to become less angry and begin to feel more gentle and sympathetic: She melted under his gaze. My heart just melted when I saw her crying.4melt in your mouth if food melts in your mouth, it is soft and tastes very nice5melt into somebody’s arms/embrace literary to allow someone to hold you in their arms and feel that you love them: Closing her eyes, she melted into his embrace. → butter wouldn’t melt in somebody’s mouth at butter1(2)melt away phrasal verb1if a crowd of people melts away, the people gradually leave: The demonstrators melted away at the first sign of trouble.2to gradually disappear: Her determination to take revenge slowly melted away.melt something ↔ down phrasal verb to heat a metal object until it becomes a liquid, especially so that you can use the metal again: A lot of the gold was melted down and used for making jewellery.melt into something phrasal verb1to gradually change into something else: Her irritation melted into pity.2to gradually become hidden by something: He is trying to melt into the background.
WORD ORIGINmelt
Origin:
Old English meltanVERB TABLE
melt
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | melt |
| he, she, it | melts | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | melted |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have melted |
| he, she, it | has melted | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had melted |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will melt |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have melted |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am melting |
| he, she, it | is melting | |
| you, we, they | are melting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was melting |
| you, we, they | were melting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been melting |
| he, she, it | has been melting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been melting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be melting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been melting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a small frying pan.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the sugar.
- melted cheese
- I just melt whenever I see him.
- It was not very cold, and some snow had melted.
- The chocolate had melted and was all over the inside of her pocket.
- And in our sandwich, the grated cheese, when melted, got lost in the shuffle of the other ingredients.
- Do you think the ice around your own heart might have melted for eternity?
- Grill until the cheese has melted.
- High rocky cliffs pitted with little sandy coves melt away into long stretches of silvery beach.
- Prepare a white sauce by melting the butter in a pan, then adding the flour.
- Rivers of raindrops created the illusion that all the faces were melting, were weeping.
Longman Language Activatorwhen a crowd separates
if a crowd disperses , people begin to move away from it: · Once the ambulance had left, the crowd began to disperse.
if a crowd breaks up , people start to leave and move away in small groups: · When the police arrived, the crowd broke up very quickly.
if a crowd thins out , people gradually leave so that there are fewer of them in the crowd: · By midnight, the crowds outside the concert hall were beginning to thin out.· I decided to wait until the crowd thinned out a bit before trying to leave.
if a crowd melts away , the people leave gradually and quietly, hoping that no one will notice: · The excitement of the arrest was over and the crowd began to melt away.
when something becomes a liquid if something solid melts or if heat melts it, it becomes liquid: · The chocolate had melted and was all over the inside of her pocket.· Melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the sugar.
if something solid dissolves or if you dissolve it, it is added to a liquid and mixed with it, so that it become liquid itself: · The crystals dissolve in water to create a purple liquid.· Dissolve the salt in 125 ml of hot water.
if ice, snow, or a frozen lake or river thaws , it becomes a liquid because the temperature has become warmer: · The lake is frozen all winter, but it usually thaws in March.· The snow had started to thaw, and there was a faint scent of spring in the air.
to melt something such as a metal object, especially so that you can make it into something different: melt down something: · He melts down coins to make into earrings and ornaments.· Most of the brass in the church has been melted down and sold.melt something down: · We collected all the old candles and melted them down to make one big candle.
molten rock, metal, glass etc has been made into a liquid by being heated to a very high temperature: · You can watch craftsmen make beautiful vases out of molten glass.· The town was buried under a river of molten lava.· Castings are made by pouring molten metal into a mould and allowing it to solidify.
if gas or steam condenses , it becomes liquid by becoming colder: · Steam from the shower condensed on the cold bathroom mirror.· During cold nights, air condenses on the grass to form dew.condense into: · The gaseous metal is put in a closed container and cooled so that it condenses into liquid zinc.
a solid substance that is soluble can be mixed into a liquid so that it become part of it: · soluble aspirin· The use of soluble chemical fertilizers is banned, as they seep into rivers and pollute the water supply. be soluble in something: · There are two sorts of vitamins: some are soluble in fat, and some soluble in water. water-soluble/fat-soluble etc (=soluble in water, fat etc): · Plants take up water-soluble minerals through their roots.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY My heart just melted when I saw her crying.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
My heart just melted when I saw her crying. (=heated until it is liquid)· Brush the pastry with a little melted butter.
· Melt the butter and mix it with the other ingredients.
· Nachos are good with melted cheese.
· Stir in the eggs and the melted chocolate.
· The frost was gradually melting.
· The ice in my glass had begun to melt.
(=turns to water)· The snow has melted and the ground is bare once more.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· The throng in front of Owen melted away, leaving his men exposed, so he drew them back into the shadows.· She dropped dead; her very flesh had melted away.· And in a moment, 48 years melt away.· Both activities cause the tax revenue necessary to pay for redistributive activities to melt away.· It is hoped that in this way the metaphysical difficulties surrounding this problem will largely melt away.· In nubble time history melts away, taking with it all traces of the number game.· Its supporters in the streets may melt away at the first sign of trouble.· Thursday, major stores reported figures showing that those expectations had melted away.
· Silver of this period is especially rare as much of it was melted down in the Revolution or to fund wars.· But that tradition melted down this winter, a casualty of the trash politics of 1996.· Their stooping posture was of a person melting down, slumping into the stance of a vicious carnivore.· I want to talk in metaphors of heat, of burning, of barriers melting down in the face of irresistible passions.· Tons of railings and beautiful iron statues, some from graveyards, were melted down for the war effort.· The ancient bells were melted down.· Often it can take a little while to melt down the pieces of ice to make drinking water.· That kind of success would surely melt down the lead of anxiety and fear.
NOUN· Place the butter and water in a saucepan and heat until the butter is melted.· However, when you meet Sean Young she's disarmingly polite and looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.· Bring water to boil and add butter to melt.· Let the butter melt over very gentle heat.· Heat together the butter and olive oil in a large pan or casserole dish, until the butter has melted.· Heat the butter and the olive oil together in a large heavy saucepan or casserole dish, until the butter has melted.
· The chicken version is filled with corn, black beans, peppers, onions, melted cheese and of course, chicken.· Dramatic look with tiny jalapeno pepper slices embedded in melted cheese topping.· A General Electric toaster oven, distinguished by four years of melted cheese dripped from countless tuna melts and toasted-cheese sandwiches.· Matt was laughing so hard he dropped his Frito chips and melted cheese on the floor beneath the stands.
· For the topping, melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl over simmering water or in the microwave.· Thwack the bottom but be careful not to get hot melted chocolate on your finger.· Make sure you melt the chocolate slowly, especially white chocolate.· Meanwhile, melt the chocolate and allow to cool slightly.· In nineteenth-century Paris young revellers would melt down chocolate and smear horrified passers-by with what they took to be excrement.
· The temperatures necessary for melting glass had been achieved in the manufacture of copper alloys thousands of years before.· He got his popcorn and the lady laid his quarter change in a spot of melted butter on the glass.· This information is additional to that gained on crystallization, melting, glass transitions, and decompositions.· Depending on the furnace type used, the melting of the glass batch was normally carried out in crucibles.
· And-guess what-his flinty heart is melted.· Do you think the ice around your own heart might have melted for eternity?· Then his eyes saw one of his country's rivers, his heart melted.· For a day, Nigel resented this, but then the photograph looked so beautiful and vulnerable that his heart melted.· Sarah saw her daughter's face crumple and her heart melted.
· Remove from the heat and allow to melt very slowly, stirring occasionally.· Combine the preserves and water in a small saucepan and heat until preserves melt.· Intense heat had melted and buckled the twisting frame that caught fire.· Cook over low heat until melted, stirring constantly.· Ice always needs heat to melt.· In a nonstick skillet over high heat, melt butter as needed to cover bottom of pan.· Industrial cleaning Dry-ice rice HEAT ice; it melts.· The heat has melted the sap in the pine trees, and the dampness carries that bright smell.
· She put a red plastic bowl on the refrigerator floor and sat down to wait for the ice to melt.· The words tumbled out with such stumbling sincerity that she looked at him, the ice in her eyes melting.· The ice has continued to melt ever since.· The ice had melted and the drink was warm.· Obviously if it weren't cold the ice would melt.· When the ice melted the valleys were drowned, forming deep water inlets, or fjords.· As the ice melted, the salt water was mixed with more plain water.
· The melting point of iron was exorbitantly hot.· The melting and sinking of iron to form a liquid core at the center was therefore an event of catastrophic proportions.
· However, when you meet Sean Young she's disarmingly polite and looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.· These eggs melt in your mouth.· Butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.· The meat is juicy and salty, peppery around the edges, and just soft enough to melt in your mouth.· She may look like a fire-breathing dragon, but butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.· From the look of her, butter wouldn't melt in her mouth!· The salmon sushi and the yellowtail sashimi are likely to melt in your mouth, so pay close attention.
· Tiny fields, green and white where the snow was melting again, led down to the outskirts of the town.· Outside, the huge piles of snow are melting.· Food is at its most plentiful during the short summer months, when the snow melts to uncover the higher mountain pastures.· It has to do with how that snow pile melts.· She would get away from here as soon as the snow began to melt.· As the snow began to melt and to run in rivulets, I held tighter to Charlie.· Most of the snow had melted here.· The snow had melted and was transformed to mud.
· The temperatures necessary for melting glass had been achieved in the manufacture of copper alloys thousands of years before.· When water gets below that temperature, it will freeze; when it gets above that temperature, it will melt.· Not all magmas have the same composition, and magmas with different compositions melt at different temperatures.· Also a rise in temperature melts fats making them more fluid and easier to remove.
· Soon after ice in water has melted, add water, mixing just until dough comes together.· As the Earth warmed and partial melting occurred, water was released and carried to the surface along with lava.· When water gets below that temperature, it will freeze; when it gets above that temperature, it will melt.· As the ice melted, the salt water was mixed with more plain water.
VERB· She would get away from here as soon as the snow began to melt.· As the snow began to melt and to run in rivulets, I held tighter to Charlie.· David's first attempt at the challenge last year had to be abandoned because the ice began to melt.· After that, the snow begins to melt.· Stand the bowl over a pan of simmering water and heat very gently until the chocolate begins to melt.· As the cheese begins to melt, start checking underside of tortilla for browning.· I stayed there for three days, until the snow began to melt, dripping in stealthy drops from my little roof.· He had only to look at her for all her firmly made resolutions to begin to melt away.
· I felt a melting in me.· But tonight she feels her resolve melting.· Pears, apples, and grapes were so sweet that they felt like they were melting in my mouth.
· The rest of her body seemed to have melted into a useless tangle of arms and legs.· Two steps, and the staircase seemed to melt like jelly; she had to grip the banister with both hands.· The fireworks seemed to pulse with the music, her skin seemed to melt and re-form from moment to moment.· It is partly cut from the mountain and almost seems to melt into the rock.· She seemed to be melting into the darkness behind her.
· The glacier feeding the fjord starts to melt at this time of year.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1become liquid [intransitive, transitive] if something solid melts or if heat melts it, it becomes liquid: - Butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.
- Crisp, without the slightest hint of being greasy, it both crunches and melts in your mouth.
- From the look of her, butter wouldn't melt in her mouth!
- However, when you meet Sean Young she's disarmingly polite and looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.
- She may look like a fire-breathing dragon, but butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.
- The meat is juicy and salty, peppery around the edges, and just soft enough to melt in your mouth.
- These eggs melt in your mouth.
- Would they melt into each other's arms?
It was warmer now, and the snow was beginning to melt. Melt the butter in a saucepan.2disappear [intransitive] (also melt away) to gradually disappear: Opposition to the government melted away. His anger slowly melted.3become less angry [intransitive] to become less angry and begin to feel more gentle and sympathetic: She melted under his gaze. My heart just melted when I saw her crying.4melt in your mouth if food melts in your mouth, it is soft and tastes very nice5melt into somebody’s arms/embrace literary to allow someone to hold you in their arms and feel that you love them: Closing her eyes, she melted into his embrace. → butter wouldn’t melt in somebody’s mouth at butter1(2)melt away phrasal verb1if a crowd of people melts away, the people gradually leave: The demonstrators melted away at the first sign of trouble.2to gradually disappear: Her determination to take revenge slowly melted away.melt something ↔ down phrasal verb to heat a metal object until it becomes a liquid, especially so that you can use the metal again: A lot of the gold was melted down and used for making jewellery.melt into something phrasal verb1to gradually change into something else: Her irritation melted into pity.2to gradually become hidden by something: He is trying to melt into the background.