English verb: melt down | |||
1. | melt down (change) reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating | ||
Samples | Melt butter. Melt down gold. The wax melted in the sun. | ||
Synonyms | melt, run | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break up, dissolve, resolve | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fuse, render, try | ||
Verb group | bleed, run | ||