Word for the day: frozen

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 |frəʊz| ; past participle frozen |ˈˈfrəʊ.zən| )
1 [ 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.3 [ 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.noun1 an act of holding or being held at a fixed level or in a fixed state: workers faced a pay freeze.• short for freeze-frame.2 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 |-zəbəl| adjective
ORIGIN Old English frēosan(in the phrase hit frēoseth‘it 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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