I. ˈmelt verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English meltan; akin to Old Norse melta to digest, Greek meldein to melt — more at mollify
Date: before 12th century
intransitive verb
1. : to become altered from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat
2.
a. : dissolve , disintegrate
the sugar melt ed in the coffee
b. : to disappear as if by dissolving
her anger melt ed at his kind words
3. obsolete : to become subdued or crushed (as by sorrow)
4. : to become mild, tender, or gentle
5. : to lose outline or distinctness : blend
transitive verb
1. : to reduce from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat
2. : to cause to disappear or disperse
3. : to make tender or gentle : soften
• melt·abil·i·ty ˌmel-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun
• melt·able ˈmel-tə-bəl adjective
• melt·er noun
II. noun
Date: 1847
1.
a. : material in the molten state
b. : the mass melted at a single operation or the quantity melted during a specified period
2.
a. : the action or process of melting or the period during which it occurs
the spring melt
b. : the condition of being melted
3. : a sandwich with melted cheese
a tuna melt
III. noun
Etymology: Middle English milte, from Old English; akin to Old High German miltzi spleen
Date: before 12th century
: spleen ; especially : spleen of slaughtered animals for use as feed or food