(Irregular preterit, past participle: froze, frozen).
1. To be cold.
2. To be very cold, below the freezing point.
3. To change from a liquid to a solid when cold; SYN. freeze out, freeze down.
4. To cause to freeze.
5. To change water to ice.
6. To stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; SYN. suspend.
7. To stop moving or become immobilized; SYN. stop dead.
8. To anesthetize by cold, as for certain surgical procedures.
9. To behave coldly and formally.
10. To prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); SYN. block, immobilize.
1. Frigorifier.
2. Solidifier.
3. Coaguler.
1. Transformer en glace.
2. Pétrifier. Le froid gèle le fleuve.
3. Bloquer. Geler un compte bancaire.
4. (Intrans.) Avoir froid. On gèle ici.
5. (Intrans.) Être endommagé. Une plante qui gèle.
(Homonym: frieze).
1. Weather cold enough to cause freezing; SYN. frost.
2. The withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid; SYN. freezing.
3. Fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level.
4. An interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; SYN. halt.