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noun
- A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding.
- The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.
- (physics) The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity), especially an electric or magnetic field, through a given surface.
- The state of being liquid through heat; fusion.
- A state of ongoing change.
- a flow or discharge
- a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action
- the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface
- a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed
- (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area
- the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
- excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)
- in constant change
adj
- not thawed
- (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value
- not convertible to cash
- absolutely still
- turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
- devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. ‘frozen prices’
- Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
- (banking) Of an account or assets, in a state such that transactions are not allowed.
- (grammar) Retaining an older, obsolete syntax of an earlier version of a language, which now operates only on a specific word or phrase.
- (figuratively) Immobilized.
verb
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To melt together.
- (transitive) To liquify by heat; melt.
- To furnish with or install a fuse in (an explosive device) (see Usage notes for noun above).
- (transitive) To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
- (ergative, physics, astronomy) To combine through nuclear fusion.
- (intransitive, electricity, of a circuit) To stop operating, having been protected against overcurrent by its fuse blowing.
- (transitive, electricity) To furnish with or install a fuse in (a circuit) to protect against overcurrent.
- (organic chemistry) To form a bicyclic compound from two similar or different types of ring such that two or more atoms are shared between the resulting rings.
- equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse
- become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
- make liquid or plastic by heating
- mix together different elements
noun
- (manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device; a detonator.
- (electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
- A match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.
- (figurative) A tendency to lose one's temper.
- (cellular automata) An otherwise stable arbitrarily long repeating pattern that, when perturbed from one end, destructively carries that perturbation at a constant speed to the other end.
- A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
- A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
- an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
adj
- Seeming to melt away.
- (botany) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
- (mycology, of the fruiting body of a fungus) Becoming liquid as a phase of its life cycle.
- (physical chemistry) Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.
- (especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
noun
- a period of weather warm enough to melt that which is frozen
- The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost
- (figuratively) A period of relaxation, of reduced reserve, tension, or hostility or of increased friendliness or understanding.
- a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile
- warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
- the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
verb
- (intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To grow gentle or genial.
- (transitive) To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
- (impersonal, intransitive) To become sufficiently warm to melt ice and snow, said in reference to the weather.
- become or cause to become soft or liquid
verb
- melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- cause to move by means of an air current
- cause air to go in, on, or through
- free of obstruction by blowing air through
- spout moist air from the blowhole
- be blowing or storming
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- shape by blowing
- be inadequate or objectionable
- play or sound a wind instrument
- deposit eggs (of insects)
- burst suddenly
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- sound by having air expelled through a tube
- exhale hard
- provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
- show off
- make a sound as if blown
- spend lavishly or wastefully on
- leave; informal or rude
- cause to be revealed and jeopardized
- allow to regain its breath
- (transitive, informal, idiomatic) To fail at; to mess up; to make a mistake in.
- (transitive) To make flyblown; to defile or spoil, especially with fly eggs.
- (ergative, of a fuse) To melt away because of overcurrent, creating a gap in a wire, thus stopping a circuit from operating.
- (transitive, historical, military) To blow from a gun (method of executing a person).
- (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
- (intransitive) To produce an air current.
- (intransitive, stative, slang, sometimes considered vulgar) To be very undesirable.
- To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
- (Scientology, intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
- (transitive) To cause the sudden destruction of.
- (intransitive) To suddenly fail or give way destructively.
- (intransitive, slang, informal, African-American Vernacular) To sing.
- (intransitive) To make a sound as a result of being blown.
- (intransitive) (of a fly) To lay eggs; to breed (in flesh or meat).
- (transitive, slang) To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
- (transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
- (transitive, vulgar) To perform oral sex on (someone); to fellate.
- (transitive) To clear of contents by forcing air through.
- (intransitive) To burst or explode; to occur suddenly
- (transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing (as a musical instrument).
- (transitive, with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
- (transitive) To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
- (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
- (transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.
- (transitive) To create or shape by blowing.
- (transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
- (transitive, figurative) To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.
- (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
- (intransitive, slang, colloquial) To flatulate or defecate.
noun
- an impact (as from a collision)
- a strong current of air
- a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- street names for cocaine
- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
- A display or mass of flowers; a yield.
- (figurative) A display of anything bright or brilliant.
- A strong wind.
- An instance of the act of striking or hitting.
- (uncountable, UK, slang) Cannabis.
- (nautical) An instance of using high-pressure air to empty water from the ballast tanks of a submarine, increasing the submarine's buoyancy and causing it to surface.
- A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
- (uncountable, Chicago dialectal, slang) Heroin.
- (informal) A chance to catch one's breath.
- (uncountable, US, slang) Powder cocaine.
- (informal, vulgar) A blowjob; fellatio.
- (television) Synonym of button (“the punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene”).
- (Australia, New Zealand) An outcrop of quartz from surrounding rock, thought to indicate mineral deposits below.
- (Australia, shearing, historical) A cut made to a sheep's fleece by a shearer using hand-shears.
- A state of flowering; a bloom.
- A damaging occurrence.
adj
intj
verb
- melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
- erupt in an uncontrolled manner
- (slang) To spend a lot of money; to splurge.
- (transitive) To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
- (transitive) To force open or out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.
- (sports, transitive) In a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.
- (intransitive) To be destroyed or degraded quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely.
- (slang) To sing out, sing out loud.
- (intransitive) To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.
- (transitive) To destroy or degrade (something) quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely; for example, to deflate (a tire) by puncturing it, to burn out a light bulb by overcurrent, or to injure a bodily joint.
- (transitive) To exhaust; to physically tire.
verb
- melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- (intransitive) To become nonfunctional (especially of lightbulbs or similar light-producing devices).
- (intransitive, bowling, of a ball) To use up too much energy when first bowled and to therefore not finish strongly.
- (transitive) To destroy by fire.
- (intransitive) To tire due to overwork; to overwork to one's limit.
- (intransitive, automotive) To have one's tires skid against the ground; to peel off, peel out.
- (intransitive) To become extinguished due to lack of fuel.
- (transitive) To cause (someone) to tire due to overwork; to cause (someone) to overwork to one's limit.
- (idiomatic) To make (someone) unavailable for work involving exposure to ionizing radiation by employing (the person) in such work until the person's accumulated exposure reaches the maximum permitted for an administrative period, typically a year.
- (intransitive, slang, uncommon) To end one's shift at a job.
noun
verb
- be excessively hot
- cook in hot fat or oil
- kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
- (intransitive, colloquial) To suffer because of too much heat.
- To make laugh thoroughly.
- (transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.
- (transitive, dialectal) To make a brushwood drain.
- (intransitive) To cook in hot fat.
- (transitive, informal) To destroy (something, usually electronic), often with excessive heat, voltage, or current.
- (chiefly US, ambitransitive, slang) To execute, or be executed, by the electric chair.
noun
- a young person of either sex
- (now chiefly UK dialectal) Offspring; progeny; children; brood.
- (usually in the plural, fries, US, cooking) A lamb or calf testicle.
- A kind of sieve.
- (Australia, New Zealand, cooking) The liver of a lamb.
- (Ireland, British, cooking) A meal of fried sausages, bacon, eggs, etc.
- A drain, usually made of brushwood.
- (UK dialectal) The spawn of frogs.
- Young fish; fishlings.
- (usually in the plural, fries, chiefly Canada and US, cooking) A fried piece of cut potato.
noun
- A situation where something is overheated.
- (economics) The situation where the productive capacity of an economy is unable to keep pace with growing aggregate demand, generally characterised by a below-average rate of economic growth, where growth is occurring at an unsustainable rate.
- excessive heating
verb
verb
- be cold
- change to ice
- stop moving or become immobilized
- change from a liquid to a solid when cold
- stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
- be very cold, below the freezing point
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- cause to freeze
- anesthetize by cold
- suddenly behave coldly and formally
- (intransitive, idiomatic) Of a person or other animal, to stop (become motionless) or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc.
- (figuratively) To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.
- (transitive, ice hockey) To trap (the puck) so that it cannot be played.
- (intransitive, computing, software, idiomatic) Of a machine or system, to come to a sudden halt, to stop working (functioning).
- To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.
- (transitive) To cause someone to become motionless.
- (intransitive) To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
- (intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
- (ambitransitive) To prevent from showing any visible change.
- (transitive) To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
- Of prices, spending etc., to keep at the same level, without any increase.
- (transitive) To prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets
- (intransitive, informal) To be affected by extreme cold.
noun
- fixing (of prices or wages etc.) at a particular level
- weather cold enough to cause freezing
- an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
- the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
- (computing) The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs.
- A halt of a regular operation.
- (curling) A precise draw weight shot where a delivered stone comes to a stand-still against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to knock out.
- (business, finance) A block on pay rises or on the hiring of new employees etc.
- A period of intensely cold weather.
noun
- (uncountable) The state of having a low boiling point and evaporating readily.
- (uncountable) The state of being unpredictable.
- The state of being volatile.
- (uncountable) The state of being able to fly.
- (finance, countable) A quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price of a commodity, share, or other financial product.
- (computing, uncountable) The state of not retaining data in the absence of power.
- being easily excited
- the trait of being unpredictably irresolute
- the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor
noun
adj
- Describing the chemical composition or temperature of a mixture of substances that gives the lowest temperature at which the mixture becomes fully molten. A further requirement is that that temperature is lower than the melting point of any of the pure component substances.
- (chemistry) Describing the thermodynamic equilibrium conditions where a liquid coexists with two solid phases.
adj
adj
noun
- a period of weather warm enough to melt that which is frozen
- The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost
- (figuratively) A period of relaxation, of reduced reserve, tension, or hostility or of increased friendliness or understanding.
- a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile
- warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
- the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
verb
- (intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To grow gentle or genial.
- (transitive) To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
- (impersonal, intransitive) To become sufficiently warm to melt ice and snow, said in reference to the weather.
- become or cause to become soft or liquid
noun
- A situation where something is overheated.
- (economics) The situation where the productive capacity of an economy is unable to keep pace with growing aggregate demand, generally characterised by a below-average rate of economic growth, where growth is occurring at an unsustainable rate.
- excessive heating
verb
noun
- (uncountable) The state of having a low boiling point and evaporating readily.
- (uncountable) The state of being unpredictable.
- The state of being volatile.
- (uncountable) The state of being able to fly.
- (finance, countable) A quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price of a commodity, share, or other financial product.
- (computing, uncountable) The state of not retaining data in the absence of power.
- being easily excited
- the trait of being unpredictably irresolute
- the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor
noun
adj
- Describing the chemical composition or temperature of a mixture of substances that gives the lowest temperature at which the mixture becomes fully molten. A further requirement is that that temperature is lower than the melting point of any of the pure component substances.
- (chemistry) Describing the thermodynamic equilibrium conditions where a liquid coexists with two solid phases.
verb
verb
adj
noun
- A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding.
- The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.
- (physics) The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity), especially an electric or magnetic field, through a given surface.
- The state of being liquid through heat; fusion.
- A state of ongoing change.
- a flow or discharge
- a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action
- the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface
- a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed
- (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area
- the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
- excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)
- in constant change
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To melt together.
- (transitive) To liquify by heat; melt.
- To furnish with or install a fuse in (an explosive device) (see Usage notes for noun above).
- (transitive) To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
- (ergative, physics, astronomy) To combine through nuclear fusion.
- (intransitive, electricity, of a circuit) To stop operating, having been protected against overcurrent by its fuse blowing.
- (transitive, electricity) To furnish with or install a fuse in (a circuit) to protect against overcurrent.
- (organic chemistry) To form a bicyclic compound from two similar or different types of ring such that two or more atoms are shared between the resulting rings.
- equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse
- become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
- make liquid or plastic by heating
- mix together different elements
noun
- (manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device; a detonator.
- (electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
- A match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.
- (figurative) A tendency to lose one's temper.
- (cellular automata) An otherwise stable arbitrarily long repeating pattern that, when perturbed from one end, destructively carries that perturbation at a constant speed to the other end.
- A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
- A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
- an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
verb
- melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- cause to move by means of an air current
- cause air to go in, on, or through
- free of obstruction by blowing air through
- spout moist air from the blowhole
- be blowing or storming
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- shape by blowing
- be inadequate or objectionable
- play or sound a wind instrument
- deposit eggs (of insects)
- burst suddenly
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- sound by having air expelled through a tube
- exhale hard
- provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
- show off
- make a sound as if blown
- spend lavishly or wastefully on
- leave; informal or rude
- cause to be revealed and jeopardized
- allow to regain its breath
- (transitive, informal, idiomatic) To fail at; to mess up; to make a mistake in.
- (transitive) To make flyblown; to defile or spoil, especially with fly eggs.
- (ergative, of a fuse) To melt away because of overcurrent, creating a gap in a wire, thus stopping a circuit from operating.
- (transitive, historical, military) To blow from a gun (method of executing a person).
- (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
- (intransitive) To produce an air current.
- (intransitive, stative, slang, sometimes considered vulgar) To be very undesirable.
- To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
- (Scientology, intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
- (transitive) To cause the sudden destruction of.
- (intransitive) To suddenly fail or give way destructively.
- (intransitive, slang, informal, African-American Vernacular) To sing.
- (intransitive) To make a sound as a result of being blown.
- (intransitive) (of a fly) To lay eggs; to breed (in flesh or meat).
- (transitive, slang) To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
- (transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
- (transitive, vulgar) To perform oral sex on (someone); to fellate.
- (transitive) To clear of contents by forcing air through.
- (intransitive) To burst or explode; to occur suddenly
- (transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing (as a musical instrument).
- (transitive, with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
- (transitive) To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
- (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
- (transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.
- (transitive) To create or shape by blowing.
- (transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
- (transitive, figurative) To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.
- (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
- (intransitive, slang, colloquial) To flatulate or defecate.
noun
- an impact (as from a collision)
- a strong current of air
- a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- street names for cocaine
- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
- A display or mass of flowers; a yield.
- (figurative) A display of anything bright or brilliant.
- A strong wind.
- An instance of the act of striking or hitting.
- (uncountable, UK, slang) Cannabis.
- (nautical) An instance of using high-pressure air to empty water from the ballast tanks of a submarine, increasing the submarine's buoyancy and causing it to surface.
- A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
- (uncountable, Chicago dialectal, slang) Heroin.
- (informal) A chance to catch one's breath.
- (uncountable, US, slang) Powder cocaine.
- (informal, vulgar) A blowjob; fellatio.
- (television) Synonym of button (“the punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene”).
- (Australia, New Zealand) An outcrop of quartz from surrounding rock, thought to indicate mineral deposits below.
- (Australia, shearing, historical) A cut made to a sheep's fleece by a shearer using hand-shears.
- A state of flowering; a bloom.
- A damaging occurrence.
adj
intj
verb
- melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
- erupt in an uncontrolled manner
- (slang) To spend a lot of money; to splurge.
- (transitive) To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
- (transitive) To force open or out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.
- (sports, transitive) In a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.
- (intransitive) To be destroyed or degraded quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely.
- (slang) To sing out, sing out loud.
- (intransitive) To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.
- (transitive) To destroy or degrade (something) quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely; for example, to deflate (a tire) by puncturing it, to burn out a light bulb by overcurrent, or to injure a bodily joint.
- (transitive) To exhaust; to physically tire.
verb
- melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- (intransitive) To become nonfunctional (especially of lightbulbs or similar light-producing devices).
- (intransitive, bowling, of a ball) To use up too much energy when first bowled and to therefore not finish strongly.
- (transitive) To destroy by fire.
- (intransitive) To tire due to overwork; to overwork to one's limit.
- (intransitive, automotive) To have one's tires skid against the ground; to peel off, peel out.
- (intransitive) To become extinguished due to lack of fuel.
- (transitive) To cause (someone) to tire due to overwork; to cause (someone) to overwork to one's limit.
- (idiomatic) To make (someone) unavailable for work involving exposure to ionizing radiation by employing (the person) in such work until the person's accumulated exposure reaches the maximum permitted for an administrative period, typically a year.
- (intransitive, slang, uncommon) To end one's shift at a job.
noun
verb
- be excessively hot
- cook in hot fat or oil
- kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
- (intransitive, colloquial) To suffer because of too much heat.
- To make laugh thoroughly.
- (transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.
- (transitive, dialectal) To make a brushwood drain.
- (intransitive) To cook in hot fat.
- (transitive, informal) To destroy (something, usually electronic), often with excessive heat, voltage, or current.
- (chiefly US, ambitransitive, slang) To execute, or be executed, by the electric chair.
noun
- a young person of either sex
- (now chiefly UK dialectal) Offspring; progeny; children; brood.
- (usually in the plural, fries, US, cooking) A lamb or calf testicle.
- A kind of sieve.
- (Australia, New Zealand, cooking) The liver of a lamb.
- (Ireland, British, cooking) A meal of fried sausages, bacon, eggs, etc.
- A drain, usually made of brushwood.
- (UK dialectal) The spawn of frogs.
- Young fish; fishlings.
- (usually in the plural, fries, chiefly Canada and US, cooking) A fried piece of cut potato.
verb
- be cold
- change to ice
- stop moving or become immobilized
- change from a liquid to a solid when cold
- stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
- be very cold, below the freezing point
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- cause to freeze
- anesthetize by cold
- suddenly behave coldly and formally
- (intransitive, idiomatic) Of a person or other animal, to stop (become motionless) or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc.
- (figuratively) To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.
- (transitive, ice hockey) To trap (the puck) so that it cannot be played.
- (intransitive, computing, software, idiomatic) Of a machine or system, to come to a sudden halt, to stop working (functioning).
- To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.
- (transitive) To cause someone to become motionless.
- (intransitive) To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
- (intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
- (ambitransitive) To prevent from showing any visible change.
- (transitive) To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
- Of prices, spending etc., to keep at the same level, without any increase.
- (transitive) To prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets
- (intransitive, informal) To be affected by extreme cold.
noun
- fixing (of prices or wages etc.) at a particular level
- weather cold enough to cause freezing
- an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
- the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
- (computing) The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs.
- A halt of a regular operation.
- (curling) A precise draw weight shot where a delivered stone comes to a stand-still against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to knock out.
- (business, finance) A block on pay rises or on the hiring of new employees etc.
- A period of intensely cold weather.
adj
adj
- not thawed
- (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value
- not convertible to cash
- absolutely still
- turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
- devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. ‘frozen prices’
- Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
- (banking) Of an account or assets, in a state such that transactions are not allowed.
- (grammar) Retaining an older, obsolete syntax of an earlier version of a language, which now operates only on a specific word or phrase.
- (figuratively) Immobilized.
verb
adj
- Seeming to melt away.
- (botany) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
- (mycology, of the fruiting body of a fungus) Becoming liquid as a phase of its life cycle.
- (physical chemistry) Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.
- (especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air