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Melt

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Heat Required

Most often, 'melt' involves heat to change a solid to liquid.

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The cheese will melt once you heat up the pizza.
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Natural Occurrence

Melting can happen naturally, like with ice in warm weather.

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Watch the ice cubes melt on the sidewalk.
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Used Metaphorically

Describes something losing form or structure, not always literal melting.

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Their defenses melted under the comedian's wit.
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