Melt
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Heat Required
Most often, 'melt' involves heat to change a solid to liquid. 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. Watch the ice cubes melt on the sidewalk.
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Used Metaphorically
Describes something losing form or structure, not always literal melting. Their defenses melted under the comedian's wit.