transcription, транскрипция: [ θɔ: ]
( thaws, thawing, thawed)
1.
When ice, snow, or something else that is frozen thaws , it melts.
It’s so cold the snow doesn’t get a chance to thaw...
VERB : V
2.
A thaw is a period of warmer weather when snow and ice melt, usually at the end of winter.
We slogged through the mud of an early spring thaw.
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3.
When you thaw frozen food or when it thaws , you leave it in a place where it can reach room temperature so that it is ready for use.
Always thaw pastry thoroughly...
The food in the freezer had thawed during a power cut.
VERB : V n , V
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Thaw out means the same as thaw .
Thaw it out completely before reheating in a saucepan...
I remember to thaw out the chicken before I leave home.
PHRASAL VERB : V n P , V P n (not pron) , also V P
4.
If something thaws relations between people or if relations thaw , they become friendly again after a period of being unfriendly.
At least this second meeting had helped to thaw the atmosphere...
It took up to Christmas for political relations to thaw.
VERB : V n , V
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Thaw is also a noun.
His visit is one of the most striking results of the thaw in relations between East and West.
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