defrost

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

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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

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Translations

يُزيل الثَّلْجيُزيلُ الصَّقيع

odmrazitrozmrazit

afiseoptø

abtauenauftauenentfrosten

αποψύχωξεπαγώνω

sulattaa

décongelerdégivrer

leolvaszt

affrysta, òíîaòíîa

sbrinare

atšildyti

atkausētatlaidināt

aviseavrimetine

odmrozićrozmrozić

odmraziť

buzunu çözmekbuzunu çözmek/eritmek

解冻除霜

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. ontvries, ontys, ontdooi يُزيلُ الصَّقيع размразявам descongelar odmrazit, rozmrazit abtauen afise ξεπαγώνω, αποψύχωdescongelar (üles) sulatama یخ زدایی کردن؛ یخ چیزی را برطرف کردن sulattaa dégivrer לְהַפשִׁיר पिघलाना, पिघलना, बर्फ गलाकर हटाना odlediti leolvaszt membuang bunga es affrysta, þíða sbrinare 取り除く 성에를 제거하다 atšildyti atkausēt mencairbekukan ontdooienavise, avrime, tine rozmrażać یخ نه اوبه کول descongelar a dezgheţa размораживать odmraziť odtajati odmrznuti frosta av ทำให้น้ำแข็งละลาย buzunu çözmek/eritmek 除(去冰)霜 розморожувати ریفریجریٹر سے جمی ہوئی برف صاف کرنا rã băng 除（去冰）霜

2. (of frozen food etc) to thaw (out). Make sure you defrost the chicken thoroughly. ontdooi يُزيل الثَّلْج размразявам descongelar rozmrazit auftauen optø ξεπαγώνωdescongelar (üles) sulatama آب کردن؛ یخ زدگی را برطرف کردن sulattaa décongeler לְהַפשִׁיר מָזוֹן बर्फ गलाकर हटाना odmrznuti kiolvaszt menghilangkan kebekuan þíða scongelare 解凍する 해동하다 atšildyti atlaidināt (saldētus produktus) mencairbekukan laten ontdooien tine rozmrażać یخ نه اوبه کول descongelar a de­con­gela размораживать rozmraziť odmrzniti odmrznuti tina upp ละลาย buzunu çözmek 解凍 розморожувати غیر منجمد کرنا rã đông 解冻

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