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Verb
/riˈfreSH/,
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refreshed, past participle; refreshes, 3rd person singular present; refreshing, present participle; refreshed, past tense;
  1. Give new strength or energy to; reinvigorate
    • - the shower had refreshed her
    • - I awoke feeling calm and refreshed
  2. Stimulate or jog (someone's memory) by checking or going over previous information
    • - he was able to refresh her memory on many points
  3. Revise or update (skills or knowledge)
    • - short-term courses give nurses an opportunity to refresh their skills
  4. Update the display on (a screen)

  5. Pour more (drink) for someone or refill (a container) with drink
    • - the tea is cold and the pot needs refreshing
  6. Place or keep (food) in cold water so as to cool or maintain freshness

Noun
  1. An act or function of updating the display on a screen

  1. review: refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the test"
  2. make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us"
  3. freshen: become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game"
  4. (refreshed) fresh: with restored energy
  5. (refreshing) bracing: imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
  6. (refreshing) novel: pleasantly new or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort"
  7. The periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc; The update of a display (in a web browser or similar software) to show the latest version of the data; To renew or revitalize; To reload a webpage on the internet; To ...
  8. (Refreshed) Also "previously frozen." Seafood that has been frozen, often in blocks, then slacked out for resale.
  9. (Refreshed) refers to the maintenance of the image on a CRT screen.
  10. (refreshed) (adjective) -- renewed and revived ch. 18
  11. (Refreshing) Our fathers spoke of “Times of Refreshing From the Presence of the Lord” (cf. Acts 3:19). Many a weary worker longs for such a blessing. Many a tired church needs just such a season. The “nearness of God is our good” (Ps. ...
  12. (Refreshing) Thirst-slaking – often applicable to acid, light wines drunk young.
  13. (refreshing) Transferring digital data to new storage media to avoid the effects of media deterioration.
  14. (Refreshing) This term can refer to periodic retensioning of tape, or the rerecording of recorded information onto the same tape (or different tape) to refresh the magnetic signal. ...
  15. (Refreshing) is the transfer of data between two types of the same storage medium so there are no bitrate changes or alteration of data ^[7]. For example, transferring census data from a gold preservation CD to a new one. ...
  16. To restore by placing in water. Most commonly used in reference to blanched vegetables that are placed immediately in ice water to stop the cooking, set the color and restore the crispness. ...
  17. The process used to restore the charge in DRAM cells at specific intervals.
  18. To rinse just-boiled vegetables under very cold water to stop their cooking.
  19. The process for updating the data warehouse database objects with new data. The refresh process occurs after initial load on a scheduled basis and is monitored via warehouse management procedures.
  20. To redisplay information on a display device. CRT displays, for example, refresh the image many times per second to achieve the appearance of constancy.
  21. A term commonly associated with computer CRT monitors, refresh refers to the renewal of the screen content. As the refresh rate is increased the image will become clearer. We recommend that users run their computers with at least a 75MHz refresh rate. Lower refresh rates commonly cause eye strain.
  22. to stop the cooking process by submerging in or spraying with cold water; common with vegetables and pasta
  23. To pour cold water over freshly cooked vegetables to prevent further cooking and to retain color.
  24. To run cold water over food that has been parboiled, to stop the cooking process quickly.
  25. a button you can click on in your browser to make sure that you're seeing the latest version of a website