To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to loosen; to undo; to separate.
To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.
To be disintegrated by such immersion.
To disperse, drive apart a group of persons.
To resolve itself as by dissolution.
To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or gas.
To destroy, make disappear.
To liquify, melt into a fluid.
To be melted, changed into a fluid.
To shift from one shot to another by having the former fade out as the latter fades in.
To relax by pleasure; to make powerless.
To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release.
a form of film punctuation in which there is a gradual transition from one scene to the next
To request or accept a rain check (an agreement from a merchant to honor a special offer, temporarily unavailable, after the expiration date).
In social interactions, to request a deferral of an invitation. To "take a rain check" is a polite way to turn down an engagement, usually with the implication that one is simply postponing it and another time might be acceptable.