vb, froze  fro*zen  freez*ing vi  1  :  to become hardened into a solid (as ice) by loss of heat  2 a  :  to become chilled with cold <almost froze to death>   b  :  to anesthetize a part esp. by cold vt  1  :  to cause to harden into a solid (as ice) by loss of heat  2  :  to make extremely cold  :  CHILL  3 a  :  to act on usu. destructively by frost  b  :  to anesthetize by cold .
 
 
 
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