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frozen

[ froh-zuhn ]

verb

  1. past participle of freeze.


adjective

  1. congealed by cold; turned into ice.
  2. covered with ice, as a stream.
  3. frigid; very cold.
  4. injured or killed by frost or cold.
  5. obstructed by ice, as pipes.
  6. chilly or cold in manner; unfeeling:

    a frozen stare.

  7. rigid; immobilized:

    The child was frozen with fear.

  8. quick-frozen:

    frozen foods.

  9. (of food) chilled or refrigerated.
  10. (especially of a drink) mixed with ice and frappéed in an electric blender.
  11. in a form that is not readily convertible into cash; not liquid:

    frozen assets.

  12. not permitted to be changed or incapable of being altered; fixed:

    frozen rents; frozen salaries.

  13. Canasta. (of the discard pile) unable to be picked up by a player unless the player's hand contains a natural pair to match the top card of the pile. Compare freeze ( def 30a )

frozen

/ ˈڰəʊə /

verb

  1. the past participle of freeze
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. turned into or covered with ice
  2. obstructed or blocked by ice
  3. killed, injured, or stiffened by extreme cold
  4. (of a region or climate) icy or snowy
  5. (of food) preserved by a freezing process
    1. (of prices, wages, etc) arbitrarily pegged at a certain level
    2. (of business assets) not convertible into cash, as by government direction or business conditions
  6. frigid, unfeeling, or disdainful in manner
  7. motionless or unyielding

    he was frozen with horror

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڰdzԲԱ, noun
  • ˈڰdzԱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ڰz· adverb
  • ڰz·Ա noun
  • ·ڰz adjective
  • ܲ·ڰz adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of frozen1

First recorded in 1300–50, for the adjective
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Example Sentences

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The infected bat’s carcass was frozen and then sent to the California Department of Public Health.

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It is generally prohibited to deal with frozen funds or make funds available to those subject to sanctions.

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After all, Venezuela's lost glaciers were far from the only ones releasing water that has been frozen for tens or hundreds of thousands of years.

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Whenever I’m cooking with peas, I always prefer frozen over fresh.

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About 70% of the body water that gets frozen in the wood frogs is frozen outside their cells, in those "safe" extracellular spaces: inside the abdomen and in sheets between their skin and muscles.

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