melt-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: (cause to) change from a solid to a liquid, usu. by heating

Commentary: Includes: MELT DOWN

Examples:
These guns are ready to be melted into scrap metal.
The ice melted faster than they anticipated.

Mappings:
VerbNet: knead-26.5,other_cos-45.4-1
FrameNet: Cause_change_of_phase,Change_of_phase
PropBank: melt.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
melt_down 1

Sense Number 2: become less visible, distinguishable, or intense

Examples:
The fox melted into the forest.
The woman looked away and seemed to melt into the background.
Her resistence melted under his charm.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 5, 6

Sense Number 3: become more relaxed

Examples:
Celine melted into his arms.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: lose weight

Commentary: Is: MELT OFF

Examples:
The pounds just melted off.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
melt_off 1