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# fridge

noun (a fridge, fridges — short for refrigerator)

«fridge» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A cold cupboard in the kitchen that keeps food and drinks cool and fresh, usually about 3–5 °C. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fridge/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and food safety: keep milk, meat, cheese and leftovers in the fridge so germs grow slowly; put raw meat on the bottom shelf; shut the door quickly to save energy; a freezer is much colder (about −18 °C). In science: cooling slows down how food goes off. Phrases: in the fridge, fridge door, fridge magnet, fridge-freezer, out of the fridge.

### Examples

- Put the milk back in the fridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fridge/#x1)
- The fridge keeps food fresh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fridge/#x2)
- Close the fridge door, please. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fridge/#x3)
- Raw meat goes on the bottom shelf of the fridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fridge/#x4)
- My drawing is on the fridge with a magnet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fridge/#x5)
- Leftover pizza is in the fridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fridge/#x6)
- Butter is hard when it comes out of the fridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fridge/#x7)
- Never play inside an old fridge — you could get trapped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fridge/#x8)

### Note

Countable: fridges. Short for «refrigerator» (US uses «refrigerator» or «fridge»). Spelling: «fridge» has a d, though «refrigerator» does not. The fridge is cool, not freezing; the freezer is below 0 °C.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fridge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fridge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fridge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fridge.html) on Mova free.