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Tuesday 17 December 2013

Word for the day: frozen

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frozen /ˈfrəʊ.zən/                                              *congelado (en Español)DEFINITION

past participle of freeze.

adjective
Billiards (of a ball) resting against another ball or a cushion.


freeze /friːz/                                                       *congelarse (en Español)
DEFINITIONverb (past froze |frəʊzpast participle frozen |ˈˈfrəʊ.zən)
no obj. ] (of a liquid) be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold: in the winter the milk froze.• with obj. ] turn (a liquid) into ice or another solid.• (of something wet or containing liquid) become blocked, covered, or rigid with ice: the pipes had frozen.• with obj. ] cause (something wet or containing liquid) to become blocked, covered, or rigid with ice: [with complement ] the ground was frozen hard.• be or feel so cold that one is near death (often used hyperbolically): you'll freeze to death standing there.• with obj. ] (of the weather) cause (someone) to feel so cold that they are near death.• (of the weather) be at or below freezing: at night it froze again.• with obj. ] deprive (a part of the body) of feeling, esp. by the application of a chilled anesthetic substance.• with obj. ] treat (someone) with a cold manner; stare coldly at (someone): she would freeze him with a look when he tried to talk to her.2 with obj. ] store (something) at a very low temperature in order to preserve it: the cake can be frozen.• no obj. ] (of food) be able to be preserved by freezing: this soup freezes well.no obj. ] become suddenly motionless or paralyzed with fear or shock: Mathewson froze on the spot, unable to take the next step.• stop moving when ordered or directed.4 with obj. ] hold (something) at a fixed level or in a fixed state for a period of time: new spending on defense was to be frozen.• prevent (assets) from being used for a period of time: the charity's bank account has been frozen.• stop (a moving image) at a particular frame when filming or viewing: the camera will set fast shutter speeds to freeze the action.• no obj. ] (of a computer screen) become temporarily locked because of system problems.
nounan act of holding or being held at a fixed level or in a fixed state: workers faced a pay freeze.• short for freeze-frame.a period of frost or very cold weather: the big freeze surprised the weathermen.

PHRASES
freeze one's blood (or one's blood freezes)fill (or be filled) with a sudden feeling of great fear or horror.

PHRASAL VERBS
freeze someone out informal behave in a hostile or obstructive way so as to exclude someone from something.

DERIVATIVES
freezable |-zəbəladjective

ORIGIN Old English frēosan(in the phrase hit frēosethit is freezing, it is so cold that water turns to ice), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vriezen and German frieren, from an Indo-European root shared byLatin pruina hoarfrost and frost.


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