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de·frost

 (dē-frôst′, -frŏst′)
v. de·frost·ed, de·frost·ing, de·frosts
v.tr.
1. To remove ice or frost from: defrosted the windshield.
2. To cause to thaw.
v.intr.
1. To become free of ice or frost: a freezer that defrosts automatically.
2. To become thawed.
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defrost

(diːˈfrɒst)
vb
1. to make or become free of frost or ice
2. (Cookery) to thaw, esp through removal from a refrigerator
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de•frost

(dɪˈfrɔst, -ˈfrɒst)

v.t.
1. to remove the frost or ice from.
2. to thaw or partially thaw (frozen food).
v.i.
3. to become free of ice or frost.
4. to thaw.
[1890–95]
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defrost


Past participle: defrosted
Gerund: defrosting

Imperative
defrost
defrost
Present
I defrost
you defrost
he/she/it defrosts
we defrost
you defrost
they defrost
Preterite
I defrosted
you defrosted
he/she/it defrosted
we defrosted
you defrosted
they defrosted
Present Continuous
I am defrosting
you are defrosting
he/she/it is defrosting
we are defrosting
you are defrosting
they are defrosting
Present Perfect
I have defrosted
you have defrosted
he/she/it has defrosted
we have defrosted
you have defrosted
they have defrosted
Past Continuous
I was defrosting
you were defrosting
he/she/it was defrosting
we were defrosting
you were defrosting
they were defrosting
Past Perfect
I had defrosted
you had defrosted
he/she/it had defrosted
we had defrosted
you had defrosted
they had defrosted
Future
I will defrost
you will defrost
he/she/it will defrost
we will defrost
you will defrost
they will defrost
Future Perfect
I will have defrosted
you will have defrosted
he/she/it will have defrosted
we will have defrosted
you will have defrosted
they will have defrosted
Future Continuous
I will be defrosting
you will be defrosting
he/she/it will be defrosting
we will be defrosting
you will be defrosting
they will be defrosting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been defrosting
you have been defrosting
he/she/it has been defrosting
we have been defrosting
you have been defrosting
they have been defrosting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been defrosting
you will have been defrosting
he/she/it will have been defrosting
we will have been defrosting
you will have been defrosting
they will have been defrosting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been defrosting
you had been defrosting
he/she/it had been defrosting
we had been defrosting
you had been defrosting
they had been defrosting
Conditional
I would defrost
you would defrost
he/she/it would defrost
we would defrost
you would defrost
they would defrost
Past Conditional
I would have defrosted
you would have defrosted
he/she/it would have defrosted
we would have defrosted
you would have defrosted
they would have defrosted
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.defrost - make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window"
deice, de-ice
dethaw, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, melt, dissolve - become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"
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defrost

verb thaw, warm, soften, de-ice, unfreeze She uses the microwave mainly for defrosting bread.
freeze (up), frost, ice over or up
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
يُزيل الثَّلْجيُزيلُ الصَّقيع
odmrazitrozmrazit
afiseoptø
sulattaa
leolvaszt
affrysta, òíîaòíîa
atšildyti
atkausētatlaidināt
odmrozićrozmrozić
odmraziť
buzunu çözmekbuzunu çözmek/eritmek

defrost

[diːˈfrɒst] VT [+ refrigerator] → descongelar, deshelar; [+ frozen food] → descongelar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

defrost

[diːˈfrɒst]
vt
[+ fridge] → dégivrer
[+ frozen food] → décongeler
vi
[freezer] → dégivrer
[frozen food] → décongeler
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

defrost

vt fridge → abtauen; food → auftauen
vi (fridge) → abtauen; (food) → auftauen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

defrost

[diːˈfrɒst] vt (refrigerator) → sbrinare; (frozen food) → scongelare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

defrost

(diːˈfrost) verb
1. to remove frost or ice from (eg a refrigerator). I keep forgetting to defrost the freezer.
2. (of frozen food etc) to thaw (out). Make sure you defrost the chicken thoroughly.
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