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