fridge
noun/frɪdʒ/
/frɪdʒ/
(especially British English) (North American English or formal refrigerator)
(also US English, old-fashioned icebox)
- a piece of electrical equipment in which food is kept cold so that it stays fresh
- The kids tend to raid the fridge when they get home from school.
- in the fridge There's no food in the fridge!
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesa2- Place the dough in the fridge overnight.
- The fridge was stocked with food and drink.
- This dessert can be served straight from the fridge.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- domestic
- walk-in
- empty
- …
- raid
- fill
- stock
- …
- door
- magnet
- in the fridge
Word Origin1920s: abbreviation, probably influenced by the proprietary name Frigidaire.Definitions on the go
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