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Detailed Synonyms for thaw in English

thaw:

to thaw verb (thaws, thawed, thawing)

  1. to thaw
    to thaw; to defrost; stop freezing
  2. to thaw
    – become or cause to become soft or liquid 1
    to dissolve; to thaw; to melt; unthaw; dethaw; unfreeze
    – become or cause to become soft or liquid 1
    • dissolve verb (dissolves, dissolved, dissolving)
      • The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase1
    • thaw verb (thaws, thawed, thawing)
      • the ice thawed1
    • melt verb (melts, melted, melting)
      • The sun melted the ice1
      • the ice cream melted1
      • The heat melted the wax1
    • unthaw verb
    • dethaw verb
      • dethaw the meat1
    • unfreeze verb
  3. to thaw
    – In I/O operations, to allow execution of a thread. 2
    to thaw
    – In I/O operations, to allow execution of a thread. 2
    • thaw verb (thaws, thawed, thawing)

Conjugations for thaw:

present
  1. thaw
  2. thaw
  3. thaws
  4. thaw
  5. thaw
  6. thaw
simple past
  1. thawed
  2. thawed
  3. thawed
  4. thawed
  5. thawed
  6. thawed
present perfect
  1. have thawed
  2. have thawed
  3. has thawed
  4. have thawed
  5. have thawed
  6. have thawed
past continuous
  1. was thawing
  2. were thawing
  3. was thawing
  4. were thawing
  5. were thawing
  6. were thawing
future
  1. shall thaw
  2. will thaw
  3. will thaw
  4. shall thaw
  5. will thaw
  6. will thaw
continuous present
  1. am thawing
  2. are thawing
  3. is thawing
  4. are thawing
  5. are thawing
  6. are thawing
subjunctive
  1. be thawed
  2. be thawed
  3. be thawed
  4. be thawed
  5. be thawed
  6. be thawed
diverse
  1. thaw!
  2. let's thaw!
  3. thawed
  4. thawing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

thaw [the ~] noun

  1. the thaw
    the thaw
  2. the thaw
    the detente; the thaw
  3. the thaw
    – a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile 1
    the thaw
    – a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile 1
    • thaw [the ~] noun
      • the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs1
  4. the thaw
    – warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt 1
    the thaw; the thawing; the warming
    – warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt 1
    • thaw [the ~] noun
      • they welcomed the spring thaw1
    • thawing [the ~] noun
    • warming [the ~] noun
  5. the thaw
    – the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid 1
    the thaw; the melt; the melting; the thawing
    – the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid 1
    • thaw [the ~] noun
    • melt [the ~] noun
      • the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster1
    • melting [the ~] noun
    • thawing [the ~] noun
      • the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours1

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Related Definitions for "thaw":

  1. a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile1
    • the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs1
  2. warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt1
    • they welcomed the spring thaw1
  3. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid1
  4. become or cause to become soft or liquid1
    • the ice thawed1
  5. In I/O operations, to allow execution of a thread.2

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