# melt down

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To melt fully, especially metal or glass so that it can be remade into something else.
2. To lose structure by being heated to a molten state.
3. To have a breakdown; to collapse or fail utterly.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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