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thawed |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thaw \Thaw\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Thawed}; p. pr & vb n. {Thawing}.] [AS. [thorn][=a]wian, [thorn][=a]wan; akin to D. dovijen G. tauen, thauen (cf. also verdauen 8digest, OHG. douwen firdouwen), Icel. [thorn]eyja, Sw t["o]a, Dan. t["o]e, and perhaps to Gr ? to melt. [root]56.] 1. To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as the ice thaws. 2. To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; -- said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally. 3. Fig.: To grow gentle or genial. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: thawed adj 1: no longer frozen solid; "the thawed ice was treacheous" 2: no longer frozen; "the thawed ground was muddy"
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