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freeze

/ˈfɹiːz/
Meanings
  • Verb

    The act of making something very cold or causing it to become solid and unmovable, especially by lowering the temperature.

    - "The temperature dropped below zero and the water in the pipes froze."
    - "We had to wait for the lake to freeze before we could go ice skating."
  • Noun

    A state of paralysis or immobility, especially of the mind or emotions.

    - "He was in a state of freeze after hearing the sad news."
    - "The audience was in a freeze of fear during the suspenseful scene in the movie."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈfɹiːz/



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  2. /ˈfɹiːz/



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  3. /ˈfɹiːz/



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Antonyms

defrost , liquify , unfreeze
Synonyms

solidify , halt , immobilize , freeze up , grind to a halt , hang , lock up , seize , seize up , hang
Rhymes
Words rhyming with freeze
creams , seams , beams , dreams , teams
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Freeze (en) : To stop or inhibit the functioning of a computer system or application, usually due to a software or hardware issue.

  2. Freeze (en) : A person who freezes or is frozen to death.

Variants
List of all variants of freeze that leads to same result
freeze , freezes , freezing , froze , frozen , freeze-dried , freeze-dries , freeze-dry , freeze-drying , freeze-etch , freeze-etched , freeze-etching , freeze-etchings , freeze fracture , freeze-fracture , freeze-fractured , freeze-fractures , freeze-fracturing , freeze-fracturings , freeze-frame , freeze-framed , freeze-frames , freeze-framing , freeze out , freeze-out , freeze-outs , freezes out , freezing out , froze out , frozen out , freeze to death
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

Frozen (past participle), Freezes (third person singular present), Freezes (present participle), Freezes (past tense), Freezes (gerund), Freezes (infinitive)

Etymology
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From Old French geler, from Latin gelare ‘to congeal, solidify’.

Trivia
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  1. The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was -128.6°F (-89.8°C) in Antarctica.

  2. The word 'freeze' is also used in meteorology to describe a precipitation event where raindrops freeze into ice crystals in the atmosphere, resulting in hail or snow.

Related Concepts
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  1. Ice: A solid form of water that is commonly associated with the 'freeze' state.

  2. Winter: A season characterized by cold weather and the 'freeze' state of water.

Culture
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In literature, 'freeze' has been used as a metaphor for emotional numbness or paralysis. In art, it has been depicted as a symbol of winter and the passage of time.

How to Memorize "freeze"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a glass of water turning into ice, or imagine a winter scene with everything frozen.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'freeze' with the feeling of coldness or the image of ice.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering the first letter of each definition: F - Freezing water, R - Restricting movement, E - Emotional paralysis, Z - Zero temperature.

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