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thaw 1, verb (oh) and Thyssen, Fritz (sh)


thaw 1, verb (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: thawian]
also thaw out
[I and T] if ice or snow thaws, or if the sun thaws it, it turns into water
-opposite freeze freeze
::The lake thawed in March.
it thaws
if it thaws, the weather becomes warmer, so that ice and snow melt
::It thawed overnight.
also thaw out
[I and T] to let frozen Food become warmer until it is ready to cook
-opposite freeze freeze
::Thaw frozen meat in its packet and then cook as soon as possible.
[I] to become friendlier and less formal
::After a few glasses of Wine Robert began to thaw a little.
thaw out phr v
if your body thaws out, or if you thaw it out, it gets warmer until it is a normal temperature again
thaw sth ¡û¡ú out
::He held his hands in front of the fire to thaw them out.

Thyssen, Fritz (sh)




born Nov. 9, 1873, Mulheim, Ger.
died Feb. 8, 1951, Buenos Aires, Arg.

German industrialist and financial backer of Adolf Hitler.

Thyssen entered the family iron, steel, and coal business and inherited his father's fortune and empire in 1926 (see Thyssen Krupp Stahl). He created a family business trust that came to control more than 75% of Germany's ore reserves and employ 200,000 workers. Distressed by the rise of socialism in Germany, he supported Hitler and helped finance his rise to chancellor. But Thyssen opposed Hitler's later policies and fled to Switzerland in 1939, enabling Hitler to confiscate Thyssen's fortune (about $88 million). Thyssen was arrested in France (1941) and imprisoned by the Nazis. After the war, he was convicted as a "minor Nazi" and ordered to pay 15% of his property in restitution.