Defrosted vs Dethaw - What's the difference?
defrosted | dethaw |
(defrost)
To remove frost from.
To thaw something.
(informal) To recover from something tiresome.
(nonstandard) To thaw; to unfreeze.
* 2001 , Jane Vandenburgh, Physics of Sunset , page 27:
As verbs the difference between defrosted and dethaw
is that defrosted is past tense of defrost while dethaw is to thaw; to unfreeze.defrosted
English
Verb
(head)defrost
English
Verb
(en verb)- I have just defrosted the fridge.
- Will you defrost the chops for supper tonight?
- See you tomorrow evening; I'll have defrosted from my trip by then.
Derived terms
* autodefrostAnagrams
*dethaw
English
Verb
(en verb)- "That's like your saying dethawed when you mean defrosted."
- He made only the slightest little grunt.