The difference between Defrost and Freeze
When used as verbs, defrost means to remove frost from, whereas freeze means especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
Freeze is also noun with the meaning: a period of intensely cold weather.
check bellow for the other definitions of Defrost and Freeze
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Defrost as a verb (transitive):
To remove frost from.
Examples:
"I have just defrosted the fridge."
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Defrost as a verb (transitive):
To thaw something.
Examples:
"Will you defrost the chops for supper tonight?"
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Defrost as a verb (informal, intransitive):
To recover from something tiresome.
Examples:
"See you tomorrow evening; I'll have defrosted from my trip by then."
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Freeze as a verb (intransitive):
Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
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Freeze as a verb (transitive):
To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
Examples:
"Don't freeze meat twice."
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Freeze as a verb (intransitive):
To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
Examples:
"It didn't freeze this winter, but last winter was very harsh."
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Freeze as a verb (intransitive, informal):
To be affected by extreme cold.
Examples:
"It's freezing in here!"
"Don't go outside wearing just a t-shirt; you'll freeze!"
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Freeze as a verb (intransitive):
(of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).
Examples:
"Since the last update, the program freezes / freezes up after a few minutes of use."
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Freeze as a verb (intransitive):
(of people and other animals) To stop (become motionless) or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc.
Examples:
"Despite all of the rehearsals, I froze up as soon as I got on stage."
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Freeze as a verb (transitive):
To cause someone to become motionless.
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Freeze as a verb (figuratively):
To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.
Examples:
"Over time, he froze towards her, and ceased to react to her friendly advances."
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Freeze as a verb:
To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.
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Freeze as a verb (transitive):
To prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets
Examples:
"The court froze the criminal's bank account."
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Freeze as a noun:
A period of intensely cold weather.
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Freeze as a noun:
A halt of a regular operation.
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Freeze as a noun (computer):
The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs.
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Freeze as a noun (curling):
A precise draw weight shot where a delivered stone comes to a stand-still against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to knock out.
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Freeze as a noun (specifically, in, _, finance):
A block on pay rises.
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Freeze as a noun: