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thaw verb (thawed, thawing) 1 a intrans said of snow or ice: to melt; b to make (snow or ice) melt. 2 a (also thaw out) intrans said of anything frozen, eg food: to become unfrozen; to defrost; b (also thaw something out) to defrost (eg frozen food). 3 intrans said of the weather: to be warm enough to begin to melt snow and ice • It's beginning to thaw. 4 (also thaw out or thaw something out) tr & intr, colloq to make or become less stiff and numb with cold • Come and thaw out by the fire. 5 (also thaw out or thaw something out) tr & intr, colloq to make or become more friendly or relaxed. noun 1 an act or the process of thawing. 2 a period of weather warm enough to begin to thaw ice and snow. 3 a a lessening of tension and hostility and an increase in friendliness, especially between countries; b a lessening of repressive actions and controls by a government within a state.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon thawian.