English Dictionary

MELT DOWN

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does melt down mean? 

MELT DOWN (verb)
  The verb MELT DOWN has 1 sense:

1. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heatingplay

  Familiarity information: MELT DOWN used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MELT DOWN (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

melt; melt down; run

Context example:

The wax melted in the sun

Hypernyms (to "melt down" is one way to...):

break up; dissolve; resolve (cause to go into a solution)

Verb group:

bleed; run (be diffused)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "melt down"):

fuse (make liquid or plastic by heating)

render; try (melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"It was probably a waste of time anyway." (English proverb)

"That which is obvious does not need to be explained." (Afghanistan proverb)

"Thank who gives you and give who thanks you." (Arabic proverb)

"Hunger drives the wolf from its den." (Corsican proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact