defrost

Word parts

de- + frost

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /diːˈfrɒst/

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Verb

Plain form defrost

Third-person singular defrosts

Past tense defrosted

Past participle defrosted

Present participle defrosting

1. If you defrost something, you bring its temperature to above freezing, so that all ice will melt and that no more ice will form.

Related words

• frost
• freeze