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to melt
  1. 1 to melt, to liquefy, to thaw
  2. 2 to dissolve (in a liquid), to bring into solution
  3. 3 to lose (money; through gambling, etc.), to squander
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • Dissolve sugar in hot water.

    sense 2 · to dissolve (in a liquid)

  • The sun melted the snow.

    sense 1 · to melt

  • He dissolved some sugar in his coffee.

    sense 2 · to dissolve (in a liquid)

  • 4. Heat the sesame oil in the wok and melt the butter.

    sense 1 · to melt

  • Burning the candle at both ends reduces the candle to wax in a hurry - just like a playboy having a pretty girl on each arm.

    sense 1 · to melt

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