sioc — meaning in English
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English meaning
- congeal verb To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
- 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.
- harden verb To become hard, or to make something hard or harder.
Senses
sioc is used for these senses in English:
- congeal (transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
- 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.
congeal — full definition
- verb To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
- verb To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.
- verb To make rigid or immobile.
- verb To become congealed, solidify.
freeze — full definition
- verb To turn solid from cold, or to lower something's temperature until it does.
- verb To suddenly become motionless, often from fear or surprise.
- verb Of a machine, program, or system, to stop responding.
- verb To stop something, such as prices, wages, or assets, from changing or moving.
- noun A period of very cold weather, or an official halt on something changing.