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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. 1.Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
  2. 2.To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
  3. 3.To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
  4. 4.To be affected by extreme cold.
  5. 5.(of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).

noun

  1. 1.A period of intensely cold weather.
  2. 2.A halt of a regular operation.
  3. 3.The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs.
  4. 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. 5.A block on pay rises or on the hiring of new employees etc.

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