frozen
/ˈfɹəʊzən/ · verb
Meaning
- Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
- To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
- To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
- To be affected by extreme cold.
- (of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).
- (of people and other animals) To stop (become motionless) or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc.
- Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
- Immobilized.
- (of a bank account or assets) In a state such that transactions are not allowed.
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