melt

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|ergative}} To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive|figuratively}} To [[dissolve]], [[disperse]], [[vanish]].
3. {{lb|en|ambitransitive|figurative}} To [[soften]], as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be [[discourage]]d.
5. {{lb|en|intransitive|figurative}} To be emotionally softened or [[touched]].
6. {{lb|en|intransitive|colloquial}} To be very hot and [[sweat]] [[profuse]]ly.

Noun

1. {{U|molten}} material, the product of [[#Verb|melt]]ing.
2. The transition of matter from a [[solid]] state to a [[liquid]] state.
3. The springtime snow [[runoff]] in mountain regions.
4. A [[melt sandwich]].
5. {{lb|en|geology}} [[Rock]] showing evidence of having been remelted after it originally solidified.
6. A [[wax]]-based substance for use in an [[oil burner]] as an alternative to mixing oils and water.
7. {{lb|en|UK|slang|derogatory}} A [[soft]], [[soppy]], or overly emotional person.
8. {{lb|en|UK|politics|slang|derogatory}} A [[centre-left]] or [[liberal]] person, when in opposition to a [[leftist]]; {{lb|en|especially}} a critic of {{w|Jeremy Corbyn}} within the Labour Party.
9. {{altsp|en|[[milt#Noun|milt]]||the semen of a male fish, used as food}}.

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