melt

melt [melt] v

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1¦(become liquid)¦

2¦(disappear)¦

3¦(become less angry)¦

4 melt in your mouth

5 melt into somebody's arms/embrace

Phrasal verbs

　melt away

　melt something<=>down

　melt into something

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[: Old English; Origin: meltan]

1.) ¦(BECOME LIQUID)¦ [I and T]

if something solid melts or if heat melts it, it becomes liquid

→↑freeze, thaw ↑thaw

▪ It was warmer now, and the snow was beginning to melt.

▪ Melt the butter in a saucepan.

2.) ¦(DISAPPEAR)¦

[i]also melt away

to gradually disappear

▪ Opposition to the government melted away.

▪ His anger slowly melted.

3.) ¦(BECOME LESS ANGRY)¦

to become less angry and begin to feel more gentle and sympathetic

▪ She melted under his gaze.

▪ My heart just melted when I saw her crying.

4.) melt in your mouth

if food melts in your mouth, it is soft and tastes very nice

5.) melt into sb's arms/embrace

[i]literary to allow someone to hold you in their arms and feel that you love them

▪ Closing her eyes, she melted into his embrace.

→butter wouldn't melt in sb's mouth at ↑butter¹ (2)

melt away phr v

1.) if a crowd of people melts away, the people gradually leave

▪ The demonstrators melted away at the first sign of trouble.

2.) to gradually disappear

▪ Her determination to take revenge slowly melted away.

melt down [melt sth<=>down] phr v

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.

melt into [melt into sth] phr v

1.) to gradually change into something else

▪ Her irritation melted into pity.

2.) to gradually become hidden by something

▪ He is trying to melt into the background.