freeze - froze - frozen
1freeze — (frēz) v. froze (frōz), fro·zen (frō’zən), freez·ing, freez·es v. intr. 1. a) To pass from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat. b) To acquire a surface or coat of ice from cold: »The lak …
2freeze — [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… …
3freeze — ▪ I. freeze freeze 1 [friːz] verb froze PASTTENSE [frəʊz ǁ froʊz] frozen PASTPART [ˈfrəʊzn ǁ ˈfroʊ ] 1. [transitive] COMMERCE …
4freeze — [[t]fri͟ːz[/t]] ♦♦♦ freezes, freezing, froze, frozen 1) V ERG If a liquid or a substance containing a liquid freezes, or if something freezes it, it becomes solid because of low temperatures. If the temperature drops below 0°C, water freezes...… …
5freeze — freezable, adj. freezability, n. /freez/, v., froze, frozen, freezing, n. v.i. 1. to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat. 2. to become hard or stiffened because of loss of heat …
6freeze — I. verb (froze; frozen; freezing) Etymology: Middle English fresen, from Old English frēosan; akin to Old High German friosan to freeze, Latin pruina hoarfrost, Old English frost frost Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to become… …
7freeze — [c]/friz / (say freez) verb (froze, frozen, freezing) –verb (i) 1. to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; to change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat. 2. to become hard or rigid because of loss of heat, as objects… …
8freeze — /fri:z/ noun ♦ a freeze on wages and prices period when wages and prices are not allowed to be increased ■ verb to keep something such as money or costs at their present level and not allow them to rise ● to freeze wages and prices ● to freeze… …
9freeze sb out — UK US freeze sb out Phrasal Verb with freeze({{}}/friːz/ verb (froze, frozen) ► to stop a person or organization from being included in a particular activity or arrangement: »Critics accused the company of lowering their prices below market value …
10Froze — 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 …
