frozen

1. 1
   adjective

   Turned hard and solid because of cold, or changed into ice.

   Like water in an ice tray that turns hard after a night in the freezer.

   The lake was completely frozen by the middle of January.

   We bought a bag of frozen peas for dinner.

   Similaricy, solid, hard

   Oppositemelted

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2. 2
   adjective

   Unable to move, held still as if stuck in one place.

   Like a statue that cannot move at all.

   She stood frozen with fear when she saw the snake.

   His hands were frozen in mid-air as he listened to the news.

   Similarmotionless, still, rigid, petrified, paralyzed

3. 3
   adjective

   Blocked by an order so that no money can be moved or spent.

   Like a piggy bank that has been locked so no one can take any coins out.

   Her bank account was frozen after she reported the fraud.

   The company's funds stayed frozen for several months.

   Similarblocked

4. 4
   verb

   Past participle of freeze. Use this form after has, have, or had.

   The pond has frozen solid overnight.

   The pipes had frozen before we noticed the cold.

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5. 5
   adjective

   Keeping an old grammar pattern that now only shows up in one fixed word or phrase.

   Like an old toy kept sealed in a box while everything around it changes.

   The old word order stays frozen in sayings like "so be it."

   Some grammar rules become frozen and appear only in a few set phrases.

   Similarfixed, fossilized

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