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freeze

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verb

/ˈfriːz/ freezes; froze /ˈfroʊz/; frozen /ˈfroʊzn̩/; freezing

to be become a hard substance (such as ice) because of cold [no obj]

Water freezes (in)to ice.

The pond froze over. [=the surface of the pond froze]

The pond froze solid. [=the water in the pond froze completely] [+ obj]

The low temperature froze the river (over).

[no obj] :to be very cold

The children are going to freeze out there without their coats.

She nearly froze to death. [=nearly died from the cold]

to become blocked or unable to move because of ice [no obj]

The water pipes froze.

My car doors froze. [+ obj]

The cold weather froze the water pipes.

to preserve (food) by storing it in a very cold place [+ obj]

We froze the leftovers. [=we put the leftovers in the freezer] [no obj]

Some vegetables don't freeze well.

[no obj] :to stop moving :to become completely still

The guard ordered him to freeze.

The deer froze in the road as the car approached it.

[no obj] :to become unable to do or say anything

She froze (up) when the teacher asked her a difficult question.

[no obj] :to stop working

The engine suddenly froze.

My computer has frozen (up) again.

[+ obj] :to cause (a person or animal) to stop moving

A fake by the quarterback froze the defender.

The lights of the approaching car froze the deer.

[+ obj] to stop (something, such as prices or wages) from changing or increasing

The government froze prices on certain materials.

The struggling company had to freeze wages and eliminate several jobs.

to stop (money or property) from being used, spent, etc.

The government has frozen foreign assets.

freeze out

[phrasal verb]

freeze out (someone) or freeze (someone) out :to not allow (someone) to be included in an activity or group

a politician who is being frozen out by former supporters who accuse him of betraying the party

frozen stiff

xem stiff

when hell freezes over

xem hell

noun

plural freezes

[count] a period in which the weather is very cold :a time when temperatures are below 32F or 0C

The freeze destroyed many oranges.

a stop in the increase, decrease, or change of prices or wages

a six-month wage freeze = a six-month freeze on wages

a price freeze

* Các từ tương tự:
freeze-dry, freeze-frame, freezer