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defrost

[ dih-frawst, -frost ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to remove the frost or ice from:
to defrost a refrigerator; to defrost the windshield of a car.
to thaw or partially thaw (frozen food).

defrost

/ diːˈfrɒst /

Origin of defrost¹

First recorded in 1890–95; de- + frost

Defrost overnight in the refrigerator (if frozen) and bake before serving.

“It takes a day to defrost and then it takes a day to take out,” Lupoi says on the recording.

It would seem Bennett has decided to defrost a security perspective that went into deep-freeze in the 1970s.

He opened the refrigerator and examined the control, then turned it to "defrost."

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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