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

The cheese will melt once you heat up the pizza.
Natural Occurrence
Melting can happen naturally, like with ice in warm weather.

Watch the ice cubes melt on the sidewalk.
Used Metaphorically
Describes something losing form or structure, not always literal melting.

Their defenses melted under the comedian's wit.
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