melt
Molten material, the product of meltingMolten material, the product of melting.
» The snow has begun to melt.
Снег начал таять.
Сніг почав танути.
Meaning
8 senses(countable, uncountable)Molten material, the product of melting.
Schmelze
распла́вraspláv
(countable, uncountable)The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state.
плавле́ниеplavlénije, пла́вкаplávka
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
(countable, uncountable)The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions.
Schmelzwasser
та́яниеtájanije
(countable, uncountable)A melt sandwich.
(countable, uncountable)Rock showing evidence of having been remelted after it originally solidified.
Numerous samples of breccia and impact melts were recovered by drilling into the floor of the crater.
(countable, uncountable)A wax-based substance for use in an oil burner as an alternative to mixing oils and water.
(UK, countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable)A soft, soppy, or overly emotional person.
(UK, countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable)A centre-left or liberal person, when in opposition to a leftist; (especially) a critic of Jeremy Corbyn within the Labour Party.
Examples
355 sentencesThe snow has begun to melt.
Сніг почав танути.
ruСнег начал таять.
Hopefully, the snow will melt soon.
Сподіваюся, сніг скоро розтане.
ruБудем надеяться, снег скоро растает.
deHoffentlich schmilzt der Schnee bald.
The ice has melted in the sun.
Крина розтала на сонці.
ruЛёд растаял на солнце.
deDas Eis ist in der Sonne geschmolzen.
Swiss chocolate really melts in your mouth.
Швейцарський шоколад насправді тане в роті.
ruШвейцарский шоколад действительно тает во рту.
The next morning, the snowman had completely melted.
Наступного ранку сніговик розтанув.
ruНа следующее утро снеговик полностью растаял.
deAm nächsten Morgen war der Schneemann vollständig geschmolzen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English melten, from a merger of Old English meltan (intransitive) and mieltanFrom Middle English melten, from a merger of Old English meltan (intransitive) and mieltan (transitive), both meaning “to melt, digest,” from Proto-West Germanic *meltan and *maltijan, from Proto-Germanic *meltaną and *maltijaną, both from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“melt”). Cognate with Icelandic melta (“to digest”).
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Forms
plural: meltsSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable