melt down metal

Frequency: 6.37.5 per million words

To melt something solid, especially metal, so that it can be used again.

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  • The factory can melt down old metal scraps to create new products.
  • They plan to melt down the abandoned cars' metal for reuse.
  • Before casting, the artisans carefully melt down the raw metal.
  • The old coins were melted down to yield precious metal.
  • After the war, they melted down much of the weaponry metal into agricultural tools.
  • Specialized furnaces are needed to melt down refractory metal alloys.
  • She observed them melt down the discarded metal parts for recycling.
  • It's an efficient process to melt down aluminum metal for recycling.
  • He suggested they melt down the old statue and reuse its metal.
  • If we melt down this metal at a high temperature, we can easily reshape it.