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KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋfrozN 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊfrouzn 〕


Overview of verb freeze

The verb freeze has 10 senses


  • freeze, stop dead -- (stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze")

  • freeze -- (change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze")

  • freeze -- (be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on")

  • freeze -- (cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food")

  • freeze, suspend -- (stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country")

  • freeze -- (be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo")

  • freeze, freeze out, freeze down -- (change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit")

  • freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise -- (prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government")

  • freeze -- (anesthetize by cold)

  • freeze -- (suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband")


Overview of adj frozen

The adj frozen has 7 senses


  • frozen -- (turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold; "the frozen North"; "frozen pipes"; "children skating on a frozen brook")

  • frozen, rooted, stock-still -- (absolutely still; "frozen with horror"; "they stood rooted in astonishment")

  • frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry -- (devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile")

  • frozen -- (not thawed)

  • flash-frozen, quick-frozen, frozen -- ((used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen foods")

  • frozen -- (not convertible to cash; "frozen assets")

  • fixed, frozen -- (incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; "living on fixed incomes")