defrost

🇺🇸 /diːˈfrɔːst/ 🇬🇧 /diːˈfrɒst/
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verb
R

To make something warm enough so it's not frozen anymore.

Before cooking, you need to defrost the chicken.

R

To remove ice from inside a fridge or freezer.

I need to defrost the freezer; it's full of ice.

R

To remove ice from a car’s windows.

I had to defrost my car's windows this morning because it was so cold.

translation

v. To make something warm enough so it's not frozen anymore.; To remove ice from inside a fridge or freezer.; To remove ice from a car’s windows.

Word Forms

3rd Present defrosts
Past defrosted
Perfect defrosted
Progressive defrosting