Definition of Melt off

1. Verb. Take off weight.

Exact synonyms: Lose Weight, Reduce, Slenderize, Slim, Slim Down, Thin
Specialized synonyms: Sweat Off
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn
Antonyms: Gain
Derivative terms: Reducing

Lexicographical Neighbors of Melt Off

melotype
melotypes
meloxicam
melperone
melphalan
melphalans
melphalin
melphan
melpomene
melpomenish
mels
melt
melt away
melt down
melt into
melt off (current term)
melt sandwich
meltabilities
meltability
meltable
meltage
meltages
meltaway
meltdown
meltdowns
melted
melter
melters
meltest
melteth

Literary usage of Melt off

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"... melt off; Af'tai. ... 1. to finish melting; 2. . fra) to melt (off). [quation. , (u>.) /. ..."

2. A German and English Dictionary by Karl. Breul (1906)
"to melt off, away, or down. II. reg. ra to separate by ol'Obt, fn. fusible wire, ... melting ; to clarify ; to melt off. ..."

3. Mass: The Art of John Harris by Ron Tiner, John Harris (1883)
"T. And what will melt off the panes ? C. The ice pictures will melt off the panes. T. What will make them melt ? C. Our warm breath will make them melt. ..."

4. The Protection of Railroads from Overhead Transmission Line Crossings by Frank Fuller Fowle (1909)
"(f) A broken or punctured insulator will permit the formation of an arc between the phase-wire and the pin or cross-arm, which may melt off the wire and ..."

5. Applied Electricity for Practical Men by Arthur John Rowland (1916)
"10 copper wire will melt off with about 335 amp. through it, while a lead wire of the same size melts off with about 42 amp. ..."

6. A Treatise on Chemistry Applied to the Manufacture of Soap and Candles by Campbell Morfit (1856)
"This operation requires care and expertness; and, if it happens that the tallow is not sufficiently hot to melt off the excessive suet, the action of the ..."

7. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1852)
"Whole ranks melt off; groans, shrieks peal up ; stern thunder shakes the ground: Man's heart is now but the tiger's heart* his step but the tiger's bound ..."

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