English-Thai Dictionary

thaw

N การพัฒนา ความสัมพันธ์ ระหว่างประเทศ หลังจากที่ ไม่ เป็นมิตร กัน มา ก่อน  kan-pad-ta-nakwam-sam-pan-ra-wang-pra-thed-ti-mai-pen-mid-kan

 

thaw

N สภาวะ ที่ อากาศ อุ่น ขึ้น ถึง จุด ที่ หิมะ และ น้ำแข็ง ละลาย  sa-pa-wa-ti-ar-kad-aun-kuan-tung-jud-ti-hi-ma-nam-kang-la-lai

 

thaw

VI ละลาย (น้ำแข็ง หรือ หิมะ  อุ่น ขึ้น จน ทำให้ หิมะ หรือ น้ำแข็ง ละลาย (อากาศ  la-lai

 

thaw

VT ทำให้ ละลาย  dissolve liquefy liquate freeze refrigerate tam-hai-la-lai

 

thaw

VT เป็นมิตร ขึ้น  pen-mid-kuan

 

thaw out

PHRV ทำให้ เป็นกันเอง  ทำให้ คลาย ลง  บรรเทา  tam-hai-pen-kan-ang

 

thaw out

PHRV ละลาย  ทำให้ อุ่น ขึ้น  la-lai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

THAW

v.i. 1. To melt, dissolve or become fluid, as ice or snow. [It is remarkable that this word is used only of things that congeal by frost. We never say, to thaw metal of any kind. ]
2. To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; used of weather.

 

THAW

v.t.To melt; to dissolve; as ice, snow, hail or frozen earth.

 

THAW

n.The melting of ice or snow; the resolution of ice into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat, of any thing congealed by frost.

 

THAWED

pp. Melted, as ice or snow.

 

THAWING

ppr. Dissolving; resolving into a fluid; liquefying; as any thing frozen.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

THAW

Thaw, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Thawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Thawing. ] Etym: [AS. Þ \'bewian, Þ \'bewan; akin to D. dovijen, G. tauen, thauen (cf. also verdauen 8digest, OHG. douwen, firdouwen ), Icel. Þeyja, Sw. töa, Dan. töe, and perhaps to Gr.

 

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.

 

THAW

THAW Thaw, v. t.

 

Defn: To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice ) to melt, soften, or dissolve.

 

THAW

THAW Thaw, n.

 

Defn: The melting of ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the resolution of ice, or the like, into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost; also, a warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed. Dryden.

 

THAWY

THAWY Thaw "y, a.

 

Defn: Liquefying by heat after having been frozen; thawing; melting.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

thaw

thaw |THô θɔ | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of ice, snow, or another frozen substance, such as food ) become liquid or soft as a result of warming: the river thawed and barges of food began to reach the capital | (as noun thawing ) : catastrophic summer floods caused by thawing. • (it thaws, it is thawing, etc. ) the weather becomes warmer and melts snow and ice. • [ with obj. ] make (something ) warm enough to become liquid or soft: European exporters simply thawed their beef before unloading. • (of a part of the body ) become warm enough to stop feeling numb: Ryan began to feel his ears and toes thaw out . • make or become friendlier or more cordial: [ no obj. ] : she thawed out sufficiently to allow a smile to appear. ▶noun a period of warmer weather that thaws ice and snow: the thaw came yesterday afternoon. • an increase in friendliness or cordiality: a thaw in relations between the two countries. ORIGIN Old English thawian (verb ); related to Dutch dooien. The noun (first recorded in Middle English ) developed its figurative use in the mid 19th cent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

thaw

thaw |θɔː | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of ice, snow, or another frozen substance, such as food ) become liquid or soft as a result of warming up: the river thawed and barges of food began to reach the capital | (as noun thawing ) : catastrophic summer floods caused by thawing. • (it thaws, it is thawing, etc. ) the weather becomes warmer and causes snow and ice to melt. • [ with obj. ] make (something ) warm enough to become liquid or soft: European exporters simply thawed their beef before unloading. • (of a part of the body ) become warm enough to stop feeling numb: Riven began to feel his ears and toes thaw out . • make or become friendlier or more cordial: [ no obj. ] : she thawed out sufficiently to allow a smile to appear. ▶noun a period of warmer weather that thaws ice and snow: the thaw came yesterday afternoon. • an increase in friendliness or cordiality: a thaw in relations between the USA and the USSR. ORIGIN Old English thawian (verb ), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch dooien. The noun (first recorded in Middle English ) developed its figurative use in the mid 19th cent.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

thaw

thaw verb allow the ice cream to thaw for about ten minutes before folding in the other ingredients: melt, unfreeze, soften, liquefy, dissolve; defrost, warm. ANTONYMS freeze. ▶noun 1 spring thaw: runoff, debacle, ice-out. 2 a thaw in relations: improvement, relaxation, coming-to-terms, rapprochement.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

thaw

thaw verb 1 the ice was beginning to thaw: melt, unfreeze, soften, liquefy, dissolve; N. Amer. unthaw. ANTONYMS freeze, solidify. 2 a frozen turkey may take up to two days to thaw: defrost. ANTONYMS freeze. 3 since I've been here, he's begun to thaw: become friendlier, become more genial, become more sociable, loosen up, relax, become more relaxed.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

thaw

thaw /θɔː /動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 自動詞 1 〈氷 雪などが 〉解ける ; 〈冷凍食品などが 〉解凍する, 戻る (out ) (!凍ったものが解けること; →melt ) ▸ The snow [ground ] will thaw in spring .雪 [地面の雪 ]は春には解けるだろう ▸ The frozen chicken won't thaw .その (冷凍の )トリ肉はなかなか解凍しない 2 〖itを主語として 〗(氷 雪が解けるほど )暖かくなる ▸ It was beginning to thaw .雪解けの陽気となり始めた 3 〈体 (の一部 )が 〉暖まってほぐれる; 〈関係 態度 緊張などが 〉和 （なご ）む, やわらぐ, ほぐれる ; 〈人が 〉うちとける (out )▸ She thawed at his friendliness .彼女は彼の親切に打ち解けた 他動詞 1 〈人 物などが 〉〈氷 雪など 〉を解かす ; 〈冷凍食品など 〉を解凍する, 戻す (out )▸ thaw beef thoroughly 牛肉を完全に解凍する 2 〈体 (の一部 )〉を暖めてほぐす; 〈関係 態度 緊張 人など 〉を和ませる, やわらげる, ほぐす (out ).名詞 1 〖通例単数形で 〗(氷 雪などが )解けること, 雪解け, 解氷 ; 雪解けの季節, その暖かさ ▸ the [a ] spring thaw 春の雪解け 2 C (緊張などの )緩和 ;｟ 比喩的に ｠雪解け .