smelt
To produce metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves heating and…To produce metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves heating and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal.
» The whole forest smelt horribly of death.
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1 sensesTo produce metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves heating and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal.
verschmelzen
спла́витьsplávitʹ, сплавля́тьsplavljátʹ
- extract (metals) by heating
Examples
179 sentencesThe whole forest smelt horribly of death.
Sami smelt like a weed farm.
Sami knew what weed smelt like.
Sami smelt a very unpleasant smell.
Sami's jacket smelt like burning plastic.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle Dutch smelten (“to melt”) or Middle Low German smelten (“to melt”), from Old DFrom Middle Dutch smelten (“to melt”) or Middle Low German smelten (“to melt”), from Old Dutch *smeltan or Old Saxon smeltan, both from Proto-West Germanic *smeltan, from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną (“to melt”).
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Forms
smelts, smelting, smelted, smeltedWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle