fridge
fridge
noun
/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!
Place the dough in the fridge overnight.
The fridge was stocked with food and drink.
This dessert can be served straight from the fridge.
Topics Houses and homes A2
Collocations
adjective
domestic
walk-in
empty
verb + fridge
raid
fill
stock
fridge + noun
door
magnet
preposition
in the fridge
Word Origin
1920s: abbreviation, probably influenced by the proprietary name Frigidaire.