freezing


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freezing
adj. very cold, icy; congealing due to cold
 
n. chilling until solid
 
freeze
v. chill until solid; be chilled until solid; stiffen, make rigid; cease the manufacture of; fix at a certain level (prices, wages, etc.); anesthetize locally (American usage)

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Freezing
Freezing, or solidification, is a phase transition in which a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered below its freezing point

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freezing

Noun
1. the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
(synonym) freeze
(hypernym) cooling, chilling, temperature reduction
(hyponym) freeze-drying, lyophilization, lyophilisation
(derivation) freeze

 
freeze

Noun
1. the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
(synonym) freezing
(hypernym) cooling, chilling, temperature reduction
(hyponym) freeze-drying, lyophilization, lyophilisation
2. weather cold enough to cause freezing
(synonym) frost
(hypernym) cold weather
3. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
(synonym) halt
(hypernym) pause
(derivation) suspend
4. fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring"
(hypernym) limitation, restriction
(hyponym) hiring freeze
(derivation) block, immobilize, immobilise

Verb
1. change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze"
(antonym) boil
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) glaciate
(entail) solidify
(verb-group) freeze out, freeze down
(derivation) freezing
2. stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze"
(synonym) stop dead
(hypernym) stand still
(hyponym) fixate, settle on
3. be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
(hypernym) suffer
(derivation) frost
4. cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) deep freeze
(derivation) freezing
5. stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"
(synonym) suspend
(hypernym) interrupt, break
(derivation) halt
6. be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo"
(derivation) frost
7. change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"
(synonym) freeze out, freeze down
(hypernym) solidify
(derivation) freezing
(classification) physics, physical science, natural philosophy
8. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
(synonym) block, immobilize, immobilise
(antonym) unblock, unfreeze, free, release
(hypernym) withhold, keep back
9. anesthetize by cold
(hypernym) anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put to sleep, put under, put out
(classification) operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
10. suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"
(hypernym) act, behave, do


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freezing
příd.jm. mrazivý; mrznoucí, zmrzlý
 
n. pod nulou
 
freeze
v. (z)mrznout; zmrazit; ztuhnout; strnout; zmrazit; ani hnout

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freezing
Przym. mroźny; lodowaty
 
Rzecz. zamrażanie
 
freeze
Czas. zamarzać; zamrażać; spadać poniżej zera; marznąć; zastygać