From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Freeze \Freeze\, v. i. [imp. {Froze} (fr[=o]z); p. p. {Frozen}
(fr[=o]"z'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Freezing}.] [OE. fresen,
freosen, AS. fre['o]san; akin to D. vriezen, OHG. iosan, G.
frieren, Icel. frjsa, Sw. frysa, Dan. fryse, Goth. frius
cold, frost, and prob. to L. prurire to itch, E. prurient,
cf. L. prna a burning coal, pruina hoarfrost, Skr. prushv[=a]
ice, prush to spirt. ? 18. Cf. {Frost}.]
1. To become congealed by cold; to be changed from a liquid
to a solid state by the abstraction of heat; to be
hardened into ice or a like solid body.
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Note: Water freezes at 32[deg] above zero by Fahrenheit's
thermometer; mercury freezes at 40[deg] below zero.
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2. To become chilled with cold, or as with cold; to suffer
loss of animation or life by lack of heat; as, the blood
freezes in the veins.
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{To freeze up} (Fig.), to become formal and cold in demeanor.
[Colloq.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Frozen \Fro"zen\, a.
1. Congealed with cold; affected by freezing; as, a frozen
brook.
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They warmed their frozen feet. --Dryden.
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2. Subject to frost, or to long and severe cold; chilly; as,
the frozen north; the frozen zones.
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3. Cold-hearted; unsympathetic; unyielding. [R.]
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Be not ever frozen, coy. --T. Carew.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
frozen
adj 1: turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and
severe cold; "the frozen North"; "frozen pipes";
"children skating on a frozen brook" [ant: {unfrozen}]
2: absolutely still; "frozen with horror"; "they stood rooted in
astonishment" [syn: {frozen(p)}, {rooted(p)}, {stock-still}]
3: 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" [syn: {frigid}, {frosty}, {frozen},
{glacial}, {icy}, {wintry}]
4: not thawed
5: (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to
retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen foods" [syn:
{flash-frozen}, {quick-frozen}, {frozen}]
6: not convertible to cash; "frozen assets"
7: incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen
prices"; "living on fixed incomes" [syn: {fixed}, {frozen}]
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