Meaning of MELT DOWN

Pronunciation:			melt dawn
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[v]  reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun"
	Synonyms:		melt, run
	See Also:		break up, dissolve, fuse, render, resolve, try
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		colliquate, concentrate, cut, decoagulate, decoct, defrost, deliquesce, dissolve, distill, essentialize, express, fluidify, fluidize, flux, fuse, hold in solution, infuse, leach, liquefy, liquesce, liquidize, lixiviate, melt, percolate, press out, refine, render, run, smelt, soak, solubilize, solve, steep, thaw, thin, unclot, unfreeze, wring, wring out