Thaw vs. Unfreeze — What's the Difference?

To change from a frozen solid to a liquid by gradual warming.

To cause to thaw.

To lose stiffness, numbness, or impermeability by being warmed

To remove a control or restriction on (prices or wages, for example).

To become warm enough for snow and ice to melt.

(transitive) To defrost something.

To become less formal, aloof, or reserved.

(intransitive) To thaw.

To cause to thaw.

(intransitive) To resume movement.

The process of thawing.

To release from a previously locked or frozen state.

A period of warm weather during which ice and snow melt.

To release previously suspended financial assets.

A relaxation of reserve, restraints, or tensions.

To thaw.

(intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen

Become or cause to become soft or liquid;

(intransitive) To become so warm as to melt ice and snow — said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.

Make (assets) available;

To grow gentle or genial.

(transitive) To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.

The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost

A period of weather warm enough to melt that which is frozen

(figurative) a period of relaxation, of reduced reserve, tension, or hostility or of increased friendliness or understanding

To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; - said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.

To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; - said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.

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

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.

The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid;

Warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt;

A relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile;

Become or cause to become soft or liquid;