frozen

adjective
fro*zen \ ˈfrō-zᵊn \
14th century{ds||1|a|}
  • treated, affected, or crusted over by freezing
  • subject to long and severe cold
  • incapable of being changed, moved, or undone : fixed; specifically : debarred by official action from movement or from change in status

freeze:1

verb
freeze \ ˈfrēz \
before 12th century{ds|i|1|a|}
  • to become congealed into ice by cold
  • to solidify as a result of abstraction of heat
  • to withstand freezing

frozen yogurt

noun
frozen yogurt \
1958
  • a sweet, frozen dessert that is like ice cream but made from yogurt

frozen stiff

idiom
frozen stiff \
  • completely stiff because of being wet and frozen
  • extremely cold

deep-freeze

verb
deep-freeze \ ˈdēp-ˈfrēz \
1940{ds||1||}
  • quick-freeze
  • to store in a frozen state

flash freeze:1

verb
flash freeze \
1941
  • to freeze rapidly; especially : to freeze something (such as food) quickly to minimize the formation of ice crystals

freeze out

verb
freeze out \
1861
  • exclude

prefrozen

adjective
pre*fro*zen \ ˌprē-ˈfrō-zᵊn \
1942
  • frozen in advance

quick-freeze

verb
quick-freeze \ ˈkwik-ˈfrēz \
1928
  • to freeze (food) for preservation so rapidly that ice crystals formed are too small to rupture the cells and the natural juices and flavor are preserved
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