To remove frost from.
I have just defrosted the fridge.
To thaw something.
Will you defrost the chops for supper tonight?
To recover from something tiresome.
See you tomorrow evening; I'll have defrosted from my trip by then.
The removal of frost.
But only recently has automatic quick defrost appeared on production models of domestic refrigerators.
From de- + frost.
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