Defrost

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  defrost \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]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  defrost \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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  defrost
       v : make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car
           window" [syn: {deice}, {de-ice}]