Einfrieren — meaning in English

English meaning

• freeze verb To turn solid from cold, or to lower something's temperature until it does.
• ice noun Water that has frozen solid.

Senses

Einfrieren 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 (intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
• freeze (transitive) To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
• freeze (intransitive) To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
• freeze (figuratively) To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.
• freeze up (ambitransitive) (of machines and software) To come or bring to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).

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.

ice — full definition

1. noun Water that has frozen solid.
2. noun A cold, unfriendly manner or atmosphere between people.
3. noun Icing or frosting on a cake or pastry.
4. verb To cover a cake with icing or frosting.
5. verb To cool something by packing it in or around ice.

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