kohmettua — 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.
• solidify verb To become solid, or to make something firm and solid.

Senses

kohmettua is used for these senses in English:

• freeze (intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
• numb (transitive) To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).
• solidify (intransitive) To become solid; to freeze, set.

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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