Crossword clues for froze
froze
- Turned to ice
- Didn't move
- Succumbed to stage fright
- Stood stock still
- Stopped moving
- Became motionless
- Was really cold
- Suffered in the snow
- Suddenly stopped moving
- Stopped working, in a way
- Stopped responding, as a computer
- Stopped completely
- Stood stock-still
- Shut (out)
- Saved for later, perhaps
- Reached 32 degrees, maybe
- Passed from liquid to solid state
- Kept from accessing, as funds
- Iced up
- Held a pose
- Hardened, as a glacier
- Halted in one's tracks
- Changed to ice
- Became ice
- Stood still
- Stopped in one's tracks
- Got stage fright
- Stopped dead
- Stood absolutely still
- Opposite of melted
- Was paralyzed with fear, say
- Locked up
- Turned rigid with fear
- Obeyed a cop's command
- Congealed
- Solidified in the cold
- Didn't move a muscle
- Preserved in a way
- Halted suddenly
- Reacted to terror
- Cockney Chuck's suddenly stopped
- Suddenly stood motionless
- Stopped in Australia, mostly at large houses
- Sound of shots in Bow stopped abruptly
- Became immobile
- Iced over
- Preserved, in a way
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Froze \Froze\, imp. of Freeze.
Freeze \Freeze\, v. i. [imp. Froze (fr[=o]z); p. p. Frozen (fr[=o]"z'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Freezing.] [OE. fresen, freosen, AS. fre['o]san; akin to D. vriezen, OHG. iosan, G. frieren, Icel. frjsa, Sw. frysa, Dan. fryse, Goth. frius cold, frost, and prob. to L. prurire to itch, E. prurient, cf. L. prna a burning coal, pruina hoarfrost, Skr. prushv[=a] ice, prush to spirt. ? 18. Cf. Frost.]
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To become congealed by cold; to be changed from a liquid to a solid state by the abstraction of heat; to be hardened into ice or a like solid body.
Note: Water freezes at 32[deg] above zero by Fahrenheit's thermometer; mercury freezes at 40[deg] below zero.
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To become chilled with cold, or as with cold; to suffer loss of animation or life by lack of heat; as, the blood freezes in the veins.
To freeze up (Fig.), to become formal and cold in demeanor.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-simple past of: freeze)
WordNet
n. the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid [syn: freezing]
weather cold enough to cause freezing [syn: frost]
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze" [syn: halt]
fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring"
v. change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze" [ant: boil]
stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze" [syn: stop dead]
be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food"
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country" [syn: suspend]
be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo"
change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit" [syn: freeze out, freeze down]
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn: block, immobilize, immobilise] [ant: unblock, unblock]
anesthetize by cold
suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"
See freeze
Usage examples of "froze".
He froze for a moment, then began walking toward her with a purposeful stride.
It was like an instant replay of the night before and she froze, a film of perspiration breaking out on her body.
He froze momentarily, then quickly turned out the light and backed out of the room, closing the door behind him.
He looked at her and froze, mesmerized, as the baby looked at him with such innocent trust and acceptance that he almost screamed aloud with pain.
Cold, pure terror froze her blood in her veins, but before even an instinctive scream could find voice, his hand was on the back of her neck and everything went black.
Grant said sharply, and Jane froze in her tracks, turning her head to look askance at him.
Garnet froze, and even in the coolness of th& stable a sheen of sweat covered his face.
Shocked, astounded, she froze, and in that moment of immobility she became aware of his mouth moving over hers, of the warm stroke of his tongue inside her mouth.
He'd set his mind to apologize several times, but she always froze him out.
She touched those tight little buds, and he froze, a massive shiver of pleasure rippling through his muscles.
He leaned forward to cover her again, then froze as a distant sound came to his ears.
She froze in place over him, whimpering, unable to push herself over the final hurdle.
She froze, trying to brace herself for the unbearable, but the seconds ticked past and the door didn’t open.
What he saw in Evie’s eyes was an emotional wasteland, and it froze him to the bone.
Panic blinded her, froze her brain—no, it was dark, the lights were off.