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  • 11freeze — vt froze, fro·zen, freez·ing 1: to cause to become fixed, immovable, unavailable, or unalterable freeze interest rates 2: to immobilize (as by government regulation or the action of a financial institution) the expenditure, withdrawal, or… …

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  • 12freeze-frame — freeze frames 1) N COUNT A freeze frame from a film is an individual picture from it, produced by stopping the film or video tape at that point. 6 millimetre film was used because it offered clearer freeze frames than video tape. 2) N UNCOUNT:… …

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  • 13freeze — freeze; freeze·me·ter; freeze·proof; re·freeze; un·freeze; an·ti·freeze; …

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  • 14freeze — [frēz] vi. froze, frozen, freezing [ME fresen < OE freosan, akin to OHG friosan (Ger frieren) < IE base * preus , to freeze, burn like cold > L pruina, hoarfrost, pruna, glowing coals] 1. to be formed into ice; be hardened or solidified… …

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  • 15Freeze — Freeze, v. t. 1. To congeal; to harden into ice; to convert from a fluid to a solid form by cold, or abstraction of heat. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.… …

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  • 16freeze fracture — also freeze fracturing n FREEZE ETCHING freeze fracture vt * * * see freeze fracturing …

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  • 17freeze frame — [frēz′frām΄] a single frame of a film repeated a number of times so as to stop motion and create the effect of a still photograph for dramatic emphasis: also freeze frame [frēz′frām΄] n. freeze frame vt. freeze framed, freeze framing …

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  • 18Freeze-dried — Freeze dry Freeze dry (fr[=e]z dr[imac] ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Freeze dried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Freeze drying}.] to remove the moisture from (e.g. food) by first freezing and then subjecting to a high vacuum; used as a mild method for drying… …

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  • 19Freeze-dry — (fr[=e]z dr[imac] ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Freeze dried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Freeze drying}.] to remove the moisture from (e.g. food) by first freezing and then subjecting to a high vacuum; used as a mild method for drying foods or chemicals while… …

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  • 20Freeze-drying — Freeze dry Freeze dry (fr[=e]z dr[imac] ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Freeze dried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Freeze drying}.] to remove the moisture from (e.g. food) by first freezing and then subjecting to a high vacuum; used as a mild method for drying… …

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