kohmettaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• freeze verb To turn solid from cold, or to lower something's temperature until it does.
• numb adj Unable to feel physical sensation, especially because of cold or pressure on a nerve.

Senses

kohmettaa is used for these senses in English:

• freeze (transitive) To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
• freeze (figuratively) To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.
• freeze To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.
• numb (transitive) To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).

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.

numb — full definition

1. adj Unable to feel physical sensation, especially because of cold or pressure on a nerve.
2. adj Unable to feel or respond emotionally, often after shock or grief.
3. verb To make (something) unable to feel physical sensation, or to dull an emotion.

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