frozen

[ froh-zuhn ]
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verb
  1. past participle of freeze.

adjective
  1. congealed by cold; turned into ice.

  2. covered with ice, as a stream.

  1. frigid; very cold.

  2. injured or killed by frost or cold.

  3. obstructed by ice, as pipes.

  4. chilly or cold in manner; unfeeling: a frozen stare.

  5. rigid; immobilized: The child was frozen with fear.

  6. quick-frozen: frozen foods.

  7. (of food) chilled or refrigerated.

  8. (especially of a drink) mixed with ice and frappéed in an electric blender.

  9. in a form that is not readily convertible into cash; not liquid: frozen assets.

  10. not permitted to be changed or incapable of being altered; fixed: frozen rents; frozen salaries.

  11. 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)

Origin of frozen

1
First recorded in 1300–50, for the adjective

Other words from frozen

  • fro·zen·ly, adverb
  • fro·zen·ness, noun
  • pre·fro·zen, adjective
  • un·fro·zen, adjective

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How to use frozen in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for frozen

frozen

/ (ˈfrəʊzən) /


verb
  1. the past participle of freeze

adjective
  1. turned into or covered with ice

  2. obstructed or blocked by ice

  1. killed, injured, or stiffened by extreme cold

  2. (of a region or climate) icy or snowy

  3. (of food) preserved by a freezing process

    • (of prices, wages, etc) arbitrarily pegged at a certain level

    • (of business assets) not convertible into cash, as by government direction or business conditions

  4. frigid, unfeeling, or disdainful in manner

  5. motionless or unyielding: he was frozen with horror

Derived forms of frozen

  • frozenly, adverb
  • frozenness, noun

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