thaw

to pass or change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt.

to be freed from the physical effect of frost or extreme cold (sometimes followed byout ).

(of the weather) to become warm enough to melt ice and snow.

to become less formal, reserved, or aloof.

to become less hostile or tense.

to cause to change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt.

to free from the physical effect of frost or extreme cold; bring to a more normal temperature, especially to room temperature.

to make less cold, formal, or reserved.

to make less tense or hostile.

the act or process of thawing.

the act or fact of becoming less formal, reserved, or aloof.

a reduction or easing in tension or hostility.

(in winter or in areas where freezing weather is the norm) weather warm enough to melt ice and snow.

a period of such weather.

the thaw, the first day in the year when ice in harbors, rivers, etc., breaks up or loosens enough to begin flowing to the sea, allowing navigation.