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verb

Freeze v. t. (past froze; past part. frozen; pres. part. freezing)

To congeal; to harden into ice; to convert from a fluid to a solid form by cold, or abstraction of heat.

To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill. "A faint, cold fear runs through my veins, That almost freezes up the heat of life."

To freeze out, to drive out or exclude by cold or by cold treatment; to force to withdraw; as, to be frozen out of one's room in winter; to freeze out a competitor. (Colloq.) "A railroad which had a London connection must not be allowed to freeze out one that had no such connection." "It is sometimes a long time before a player who is frozen out can get into a game again."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Freeze out" Quotes from Famous Books

... comprehension in his eyes and the silence of consent on his lips. Did he not know that the main charge against Nolan had been loyalty to his old comrades rather than his new employers? Did he not know, or at least more than suspect, that the company was trying to "freeze out" the distant holders? Did he not know, down in his heart, that it was out and out robbery? And now, in spite of youth and disguise, the manager saw in this masterful stranger one of the very elements ...

— To The Front - A Sequel to Cadet Days • Charles King