vriezen — meaning in English

English meaning

• freeze verb To turn solid from cold, or to lower something's temperature until it does.

Senses

vriezen is used for these senses in English:

• freeze (intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
• freeze (intransitive) To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.

freeze — full definition

1. verb To turn solid from cold, or to lower something's temperature until it does.
2. verb To suddenly become motionless, often from fear or surprise.
3. verb Of a machine, program, or system, to stop responding.
4. verb To stop something, such as prices, wages, or assets, from changing or moving.
5. noun A period of very cold weather, or an official halt on something changing.

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