MELT (SOMETHING) DOWN


Meaning of MELT (SOMETHING) DOWN in English

melt something ↔ down phrasal verb ( see also ↑ melt )

to heat a metal object until it becomes a liquid, especially so that you can use the metal again:

A lot of the gold was melted down and used for making jewellery.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.