Thawed

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  thaw \thaw\ (th[add]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Thawed} (th[add]d);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Thawing}.] [AS. [thorn][=a]wian,
     [thorn][=a]wan; akin to D. dovijen, G. tauen, thauen (cf.
     also verdauen to digest, OHG. douwen, firdouwen), Icel.
     [thorn]eyja, Sw. t["o]a, Dan. t["o]e, and perhaps to Gr.
     th`kein to melt. [root]56.]


     1. To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of
        that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; -- said in
        reference to the weather, and used impersonally.
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     3. Fig.: To grow gentle or genial. Compare {cold}[4], a. and
        {hard}[6], a.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  thawed
       adj 1: no longer frozen solid; "the thawed ice was treacheous"
       2: no longer frozen; "the thawed ground was muddy"