thaw

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}}
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}}

Noun

1. A [[gradual#Adjective|gradual]] [[melting#Noun|melting]] or [[softening#Noun|softening]] of something [[frozen#Adjective|frozen]] (such as [[earth#Noun|earth]], [[ice#Noun|ice]], or [[snow#Noun|snow]]) when the [[temperature]] [[rise#Verb|rises]]; the [[transformation]] of something frozen into a [[fluid#Noun|fluid]] or [[semifluid#Noun|semifluid]].
2. A gradual [[warm#Verb|warming]] up of someone or something that is very [[cold#Adjective|cold]].
3. {{lb|en|figurative}}
4. {{lb|en|meteorology}} A period of [[weather#Noun|weather]] [[warm#Adjective|warm]] enough to [[melt#Verb|melt]] ice, snow, etc.

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