Definition of "defrost" [defrost]

• To remove ice or frost from: defrosted the windshield. (verb-transitive)
• To cause to thaw. (verb-transitive)
• To become free of ice or frost: a freezer that defrosts automatically. (verb-intransitive)
• To become thawed. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "For this, perhaps you mean season 8 episode "New Order" when they "defrost" Jack and he sees that Teal'c has hair and he starts asking "Teal'c, what's with the hair?""
• "Those fridge/freezer combos have a "defrost" cycle which lets things get above freezing, which creates water vapor on items, which adds to freezer burn."
• "I can never get my "defrost" setting to work right."