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escarchar — meaning in English

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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.
  • rim noun The outer edge of something round, like a cup, wheel, or basketball hoop.

Senses

escarchar is used for these senses in English:

  • freeze (intransitive) To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
  • frost (intransitive) To become covered with frost.
  • rim (bartending) To coat the rim of a glass with salt or another powder.

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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