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Freeze

Verb

Definiciones

1.VerbEspecially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
"The lake froze solid."
2.VerbTo lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
"Don't freeze meat twice."
3.VerbTo drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
"It didn't freeze this winter, but last winter was very harsh."
4.VerbTo be affected by extreme cold.
"It's freezing in here!; Don't go outside wearing just a t-shirt; you'll freeze!"
5.VerbOf a machine or system, to come to a sudden halt, to stop working (functioning).
"Since the last update, the program freezes after a few minutes of use."
6.VerbOf a person or other animal, to stop (become motionless) or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc.
"Despite all of the rehearsals, I froze as soon as I got on stage."
7.VerbTo cause someone to become motionless.
8.VerbTo lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.
"Over time, he froze towards her, and ceased to react to her friendly advances."
9.VerbTo cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.
10.VerbTo prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets
"The court froze the criminal's bank account."
11.VerbOf prices, spending etc., to keep at the same level, without any increase.
12.VerbTo prevent from showing any visible change.
"Pressing the pause button will freeze the video playback.; Playback will freeze if you pause the video."
13.VerbTo trap (the puck) so that it cannot be played.
14.NounA period of intensely cold weather.
15.NounA halt of a regular operation.
16.NounThe state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs.
17.NounA precise draw weight shot where a delivered stone comes to a stand-still against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to knock out.
18.NounA block on pay rises or on the hiring of new employees etc.
"a hiring freeze;  a pay freeze"
19.NounObsolete form of frieze.
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