Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - thaw
Thaw
thaw
v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by out) (of ice or snow or a frozen thing) pass into a liquid or unfrozen state. 2 intr. (usu. prec. by it as subject) (of the weather) become warm enough to melt ice etc. (it began to thaw). 3 intr. become warm enough to lose numbness etc. 4 intr. become less cold or stiff in manner; become genial. 5 tr. (often foll. by out) cause to thaw. 6 tr. make cordial or animated. --n. 1 the act or an instance of thawing. 2 the warmth of weather that thaws (a thaw has set in). 3 Polit. a relaxation of control or restriction. Derivatives thawless adj. Etymology: OE thawian f. WG; orig. unkn.
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ~ian; akin to Old High German douwen to ~, Greek tēkein to melt, Latin tabēre to waste away Date: before 12th century transitive verb to cause to ~, intransitive verb 1. to go from a frozen to a liquid state ; melt, to become free of the effect (as stiffness, numbness, or hardness) of cold as a result of exposure to warmth, to be warm enough to melt ice and snow, to abandon aloofness, reserve, or hostility ; unbend, to become mobile, active, or susceptible to change, II. noun Date: 15th century the action, fact, or process of ~ing, a period of weather warm enough to ~ ice , the action or process of becoming less aloof, less hostile, or more genial ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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