thaw out

thaw out

1. To warm up enough to gradually become unfrozen. Make sure you let the turkey thaw out completely in the fridge before you cook it.
2. By extension, to become warm after feeling extremely cold. Come thaw out over here by the fire.
3. To unfreeze something by gradually warming it up. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "thaw" and "out." I was planning on thawing some chicken breasts to make a stir fry for dinner.
4. By extension, to warm someone or something up after being extremely cold. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "thaw" and "out." I'm going to start the fire in the living room to that the kids out when they come in from playing in the snow.
See also: out, thaw
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

thaw someone or something out

to raise the temperature of someone or something above freezing; to warm someone up. We need to get inside so I can thaw my brother out. His toes are almost frozen. Did you thaw out the chicken?
See also: out, thaw

thaw out

to warm up from being frozen. How long will it take for the chicken to thaw out? I can't wait for the cake to thaw out. I want some now!
See also: out, thaw
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

thaw out

v.
1. To change from a frozen solid to a liquid by gradual warming: The lake won't thaw out until the middle of April.
2. To lose stiffness, numbness, or impermeability by being warmed: The skiers gathered around the fireplace to thaw out.
3. To cause something to lose stiffness, numbness, or impermeability by being warmed: The hot sun thawed out the frozen ground. Get another stick of butter from the freezer, and thaw it out in the microwave.
4. To become less formal, aloof, or reserved: The new babysitter looked stern but quickly thawed out after meeting the children.
See also: out, thaw
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • thaw
  • you got me beat
  • (you/it's) got me beat
  • check through
  • search me
  • search me!
  • (it) beats me
  • it beats me
  • beats me
  • douchebaggery
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There is a thaw out there today, although, with 8-12 inches of snow lying on the track in places, the water then becomes another issue."
Fairyhouse fears for Wednesday
Gradual thaw for country SCOTLAND slowly began to thaw out yesterday as temperatures crept above freezing for the first time in a fortnight.
Gradual thaw for country