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Heat RequiredPlay
Most often, 'melt' involves heat to change a solid to liquid. SlideThe cheese will melt once you heat up the pizza.
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Natural OccurrencePlay
Melting can happen naturally, like with ice in warm weather. SlideWatch the ice cubes melt on the sidewalk.
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Used MetaphoricallyPlay
Describes something losing form or structure, not always literal melting. SlideTheir defenses melted under the comedian's wit.