thaw

1. The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid (synset 113587738)
   "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"
   is a type of:

   • heating, warming - the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
   • phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change - a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
   same as: melt, melting, thawing
2. Warm weather following a freeze;
   Snow and ice melt (synset 111502540)
   "they welcomed the spring thaw"
   is a type of: atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition - the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
   same as: thawing, warming
3. A relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve;
   Becoming less hostile (synset 107458139)
   "the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs"
   is a type of: loosening, relaxation, slackening - an occurrence of control or strength weakening

1. Become or cause to become soft or liquid (synset 200376777)
   "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"
   is a type of: flux, liquefy, liquify - become liquid or fluid when heated
   subtypes:

   • deliquesce - melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
   • de-ice, defrost, deice - make or become free of frost or ice
   same as: dethaw, dissolve, melt, unfreeze, unthaw

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