frozen

fro-zen · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold.

  2. 2.

    (of food) Preserved by being kept at a very low temperature.

  3. 3.

    Unable to move or act; paralyzed with fear or shock.

  4. 4.

    (of prices, wages, or assets) Fixed at a particular level and not allowed to change.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    frozen stiff — extremely cold or rigid
  • •
    frozen in time — unchanged from a past state
  • •
    frozen out — excluded from a group or activity

Related words

Antonyms: melted, thawed, warm
See also: cold, freeze, froze, ice
Synonyms: frigid, glacial, icy, solidified

Etymology

Past participle of freeze, from Old English froren, past participle of freosan ("to freeze"). From Proto-Germanic fruzanaz.