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freeze
What does freeze mean?
freeze (verb): stop moving or become immobilized.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce freeze?
/fɹiz/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does freeze come from?
From Middle English fresen, from Old English frēosan (“to freeze”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to freeze
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “freeze” mean?
have as a part, be made up out of
Not quite: that's what include means.
to fail to hit, catch, grasp, etc
Not quite: that's what miss means.
stop moving or become immobilized
Right! That's what “freeze” means.
make a mark or lines on a surface
Not quite: that's what draw means.
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