Melt down has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
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"
2
To melt a metal, especially so that it can be remade into something else.
Example Sentences
"melt butter"
verb
"melt down gold"
verb
"The wax melted in the sun"
verb
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