Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
thaw out — To return from frozen to normal condition • • • Main Entry: ↑thaw … Useful english dictionary
thaw out — 1) see thaw 3) 2) PHR V ERG If someone who is very cold thaws out, or if another person or thing thaws them out, they begin to feel warmer. [V P] Amy s feet were beginning to thaw out... [V n P] Peter thawed us all out with coffee … English dictionary
thaw — thaw1 [ θɔ ] verb 1. ) thaw or thaw out intransitive or transitive if ice or snow thaws or something thaws it, it becomes warmer and changes into liquid: Thawing sea ice in the Arctic can trigger climate change. a ) intransitive or transitive if… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thaw — thaw1 [θo: US θo:] v [: Old English; Origin: thawian] 1.) also thaw out [I and T] if ice or snow thaws, or if the sun thaws it, it turns into water ≠ ↑freeze ▪ The lake thawed in March. 2.) it thaws if it thaws, the weather becomes warmer, so… … Dictionary of contemporary English
thaw — [[t]θɔ͟ː[/t]] thaws, thawing, thawed 1) VERB When ice, snow, or something else that is frozen thaws, it melts. It s so cold the snow doesn t get a chance to thaw... The ground has thawed. 2) N COUNT A thaw is a period of warmer weather when snow… … English dictionary
thaw — I UK [θɔː] / US [θɔ] verb Word forms thaw : present tense I/you/we/they thaw he/she/it thaws present participle thawing past tense thawed past participle thawed 1) a) thaw or thaw out [intransitive/transitive] if ice or snow thaws, or if… … English dictionary
thaw — thawless, adj. /thaw/, v.i. 1. to pass or change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt. 2. to be freed from the physical effect of frost or extreme cold (sometimes fol. by out): Sit by the fire and thaw out. 3. (of the weather) to… … Universalium
thaw — 1 verb 1 (I, T) also thaw out if ice or snow thaws or is thawed, it becomes warmer and turns into water: The lake thawed in March. | it thaws (=ice and snow melt): It thawed overnight. 2 also thaw out (T) to let frozen food unfreeze until it is… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
thaw — [[t]θɔ[/t]] v. i. 1) to pass or change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt 2) to be freed from the physical effect of frost or extreme cold (sometimes fol. by out): Sit by the fire and thaw out[/ex] 3) mer (of the weather) to… … From formal English to slang
thaw — /θɔ / (say thaw) verb (i) 1. to pass from a frozen to a liquid or semi liquid state; melt. 2. Also, thaw out. to be freed from the physical effect of frost or extreme cold. 3. (of the weather) to become warm enough to melt ice and snow: it will… …
thaw — v 1. melt, soften, dissolve, liquefy, liquidize, turn into water, liquesce, deliquesce, melt away, leave nothing but a puddle; puddle, flow, stream, run. 2.Sometimes thaw out defrost, unfreeze, deice, take out of the freezer; warm up, heat up,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
