definition of
melt

[1] #1 melt v. [run, melt down] reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun". wn

[2] #2 melt v. [dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw] become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat". wn

[3] #3 melt v. [mellow, mellow out] become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed". wn

[4] #4 melt v. [meld] lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene". wn

[5] #5 melt n. [thaw, thawing, melting] the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours". wn