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The correct spelling is freezes.
How to pronounce freezes
verb
IPA: /ˈfɹiːzɪz/
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The correct spelling is freezes. Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. For example: "The lake froze solid."
Usage Examples
“The lake froze solid.”
“Don't freeze meat twice.”
“It didn't freeze this winter, but last winter was very harsh.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
- 2.To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
- 3.To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
- 4.To be affected by extreme cold.
- 5.(of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).
noun
- 1.A period of intensely cold weather.
- 2.A halt of a regular operation.
- 3.The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs.
- 4.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.
- 5.A block on pay rises or on the hiring of new employees etc.
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