Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense defrosts, present participle defrosting, past tense, past participle defrosted
1. verb
When you defrost frozen food or when it defrosts, you allow or cause it to become unfrozen so that you can eat it or cook it.
She has a microwave, but uses it mainly for defrosting bread. [VERB noun]
Once the turkey has defrosted, remove the giblets. [VERB]
Synonyms: thaw, warm, soften, de-ice More Synonyms of defrost
2. verb
When you defrost a fridge or freezer, you switch it off or press a special switch so that the ice inside it can melt. You can also say that a fridge or freezer is defrosting.
Defrost the fridge regularly so that it works at maximum efficiency. [VERB noun]
[Also VERB]
defrost in British English
(diːˈfrɒst)
verb
1.
to make or become free of frost or ice
2.
to thaw, esp through removal from a refrigerator
defrost in American English
(diˈfrɔst; dɪˈfrɔst)
verb transitive
1.
to remove frost or ice from by thawing
2.
to cause (frozen foods) to become unfrozen
verb intransitive
3.
to become defrosted
Examples of 'defrost' in a sentence
defrost
If you're using frozen peas, defrost them and put them straight into the blender.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Chinese translation of 'defrost'
defrost
(diːˈfrɔst)
vt
[fridge, freezer]除去 ... 的冰霜 (chúqù ... de bīngshuāng)
[food]使解冻(凍) (shǐ jiědòng)
vi
[fridge, freezer]除霜 (chúshuāng)
[food]解冻(凍) (jiědòng)
Nearby words of
defrost
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(verb)
Definition
to make or become free of frost or ice
She uses the microwave mainly for defrosting bread.