Main Entry: de·frost

Pronunciation: \di-ˈfrȯst, ˈdē-ˌ\

Function: verb

Date: 1895

transitive verb

1 : to release from a frozen state <defrost meat>
2 : to free from ice <defrost the refrigerator>; also : defogintransitive verb : to thaw out especially from a deep-frozen state

— de·frost·er noun