melt out
C1 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
Melt and come out from inside something — like ice in permafrost melting out of the ground.
Literal meaning: To melt and come 'out' from an enclosure — transparent in a technical context.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
To melt from within a surrounding solid material and escape or be released from it.
"As global temperatures rise, trapped organic material melts out of the permafrost."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Primarily a technical or geological term. Used to describe ice or frozen substances melting out of permafrost, glaciers, or other enclosing materials. Rarely used in everyday speech. May also be used in industrial contexts for materials melting out of molds or compounds.
Commonly used with
permafrost ice glacier ground material mold
Forms
Base
melt out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
melts out
he/she/it
Past simple
melted out
yesterday
Past participle
melted out
have + pp
-ing form
melting out
continuous
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