frozen (ˈfrəʊzənn
)
Definitions
verb
- the past participle of freeze
adjective
- turned into or covered with ice
- obstructed or blocked by ice
- killed, injured, or stiffened by extreme cold
- (of a region or climate) icy or snowy
- (of food) preserved by a freezing process
- (of prices, wages, etc) arbitrarily pegged at a certain level
- (of business assets) not convertible into cash, as by government direction or business conditions
- frigid, unfeeling, or disdainful in manner
- motionless or unyielding ⇒
he was frozen with horror
Alternative Forms
ˈfrozenly adverb ˈfrozenness nounfreeze (friːz)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: freezes, freezing, froze, frəʊz, frozen, ˈfrəʊzən
- to change (a liquid) into a solid as a result of a reduction in temperature, or (of a liquid) to solidify in this way, esp to convert or be converted into ice
- intr, sometimes foll by over or up to cover, clog, or harden with ice, or become so covered, clogged, or hardened ⇒
the lake froze over last week
- to fix fast or become fixed (to something) because of the action of frost
- (tr) to preserve (food) by subjection to extreme cold, as in a freezer
- to feel or cause to feel the sensation or effects of extreme cold
- to die or cause to die of frost or extreme cold
- to become or cause to become paralysed, fixed, or motionless, esp through fear, shock, etc ⇒
he froze in his tracks
- (tr) to cause (moving film) to stop at a particular frame
- to decrease or cause to decrease in animation or vigour
- to make or become formal, haughty, etc, in manner
- (tr) to fix (prices, incomes, etc) at a particular level, usually by government direction
- (tr) to forbid by law the exchange, liquidation, or collection of (loans, assets, etc)
- (tr) to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or use of (something specified)
- (tr) to stop (a process) at a particular stage of development
- (tr) informal to render (tissue or a part of the body) insensitive, as by the application or injection of a local anaesthetic
- (intr) onto informal mainly US to cling
noun
- the act of freezing or state of being frozen
- meteorology a spell of temperatures below freezing point, usually over a wide area
- the fixing of incomes, prices, etc, by legislation
- another word for frost
sentence substitute
- mainly US a command to stop still instantly or risk being shot
Alternative Forms
ˈfreezable adjectiveWord Origin
Old English frēosan ; related to Old Norse frjōsa , Old High German friosan , Latin prūrīre to itch; see frostTranslations
- British English:
frozen
If the ground is frozen, it has become very hard because the weather is very cold.It was bitterly cold and the ground was frozen hard.ˈfrəʊzn ADJECTIVE It was bitterly cold and the ground was frozen hard.
- Spanish:
congelado
adj congelada
- French:
gelé
adj
- German: tiefgefroren adj
- Chinese: 冻结的 adj
- Arabic: مُتَجَمِّد adj
- Portuguese: congelado adj congelada
- Russian: замороженный adj замороженная
- Croatian: zamrznut adj zamrznuta
- Czech: zmrzlý adj
- Danish: frossen adj
- Dutch: bevroren adj
- Finnish: jäätynyt adj
- Greek: κατεψυγμένος adj κατεψυγμένη
- Italian: congelato adj congelata
- Japanese: 凍った no_posp
- Korean: 언 adj
- Norwegian: frossen adj
- Polish: zamrożony adj zamrożona
- Brazilian Portuguese: congelado adj congelada
- European Spanish:
congelado
adj congelada
- Swedish: djupfryst adj
- Thai: ซึ่งเป็นน้ำแข็ง adj
- Turkish: donmuş adj
- Vietnamese: đông lạnh adj
Usage examples
The place was deserted, the living spaces totally uninhabitable, the damp, at this time of year, frozen on the walls.
, THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)Blue jet Another spectrometer will be used to search for the infrared signature of frozen water hidden in the shadows of lunar craters.
New Scientist (2003)Use frozen fruit for a breath of spring in the middle of winter.
Globe and Mail (2003)Add 5oz shelled fresh broad beans and 5oz shelled fresh peas ( frozen versions can be just as good).
Glasgow Herald (2001)Every few days Isabelle walked the frozen path past the yellow gorge to Moutier's communal oven.
, THE VIRGIN BLUE (2002)