defrost a refrigerator

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• defrost — v. t. To remove the frost or ice from; as, to defrost the car window; to defrost a refrigerator. Syn: deice. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• refrigerator — n. 1) to defrost a refrigerator 2) a frost free refrigerator 3) an electric; gas refrigerator 4) (misc.) to raid the refrigerator ( to consume large quantities of food from the refrigerator, esp. at night ) * * * [rɪ frɪdʒəreɪtə] gas refrigerator …   Combinatory dictionary

• defrost — /di frawst , frost /, v.t. 1. to remove the frost or ice from: to defrost a refrigerator; to defrost the windshield of a car. 2. to thaw or partially thaw (frozen food). v.i. 3. to become free of ice or frost: The refrigerator defrosted quickly.… …   Universalium

• defrost — verb Date: 1895 transitive verb 1. to release from a frozen state < defrost meat > 2. to free from ice < defrost the refrigerator >; also defog < defrost the windshield > in …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• defrost — v. i. 1. To become free of frost or ice; as, it took four hours for the refrigerator to defrost. Syn: deice. [PJC] 2. To thaw; used especially of items removed from a freezer, such as frozen foods. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Refrigerator — Fridge and Freezer redirect here. For other uses, see Fridge (disambiguation) and Freezer (disambiguation). For other uses, see Refrigerator (disambiguation). See also: Refrigeration A side by side refrigerator …   Wikipedia

• Refrigerator mother — The term refrigerator mother was coined around 1950 as a label for mothers of children diagnosed with autism. These mothers were often blamed for their children s atypical behaviors, which included rigid rituals, speech difficulty, and self… …   Wikipedia

• refrigerator — noun (formal or AmE) ⇨ See also ↑fridge ADJECTIVE ▪ home, household ▪ empty, full ▪ mini, small ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• defrost — de|frost [ˌdi:ˈfrɔst US ˈfro:st] v 1.) [I and T] if frozen food defrosts, or if you defrost it, it gets warmer until it is not frozen →↑melt, thaw ↑thaw 2.) [I and T] if a ↑freezer or ↑refrigerator defrosts, or if you defrost it, it is turned off …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• defrost — verb 1 if frozen food defrosts, or if you defrost it, it gets warmer until it is not frozen 2 (I, T) if a freezer or refrigerator defrosts, or if you defrost it, it is turned off so that the ice inside it melts 3 (T) AmE to remove ice from inside …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• defrost — verb Defrost is used with these nouns as the object: ↑freezer, ↑fridge, ↑refrigerator …   Collocations dictionary