gel — meaning in English

English meaning

• freeze verb To turn solid from cold, or to lower something's temperature until it does.
• frost noun A thin layer of ice crystals that forms on surfaces exposed to freezing air.
• gel noun A soft, semi-solid substance somewhere between a liquid and a solid, such as hair gel or a jelly-like material.

Senses

gel is used for these senses in English:

• freeze (computer) The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs.
• freeze-up (seasons, time) The start of the time when surface waters are frozen over.
• frost A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.

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.

frost — full definition

1. noun A thin layer of ice crystals that forms on surfaces exposed to freezing air.
2. noun Freezing weather cold enough to produce this layer of ice.
3. verb To cover a cake or other baked good with icing.
4. verb To become covered with a thin layer of ice.

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