freeze



freeze

1. n. the act of ignoring someone; the cold shoulder. Everybody seems to be giving me the freeze.
2. tv. to ignore someone; to give someone the cold shoulder. Don’t freeze me, gang! I use a mouth wash!
3. in. to hold perfectly still. (Also a command given by a police officer that implies there is a gun pointed at a suspect.) The fuzz shouted, “Freeze, or you’re dead meat!”
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nicolle[ni:'kɔ:l]
Kichirokee-chee-ṙo:Japanese
BritaBRIT-ah (Swedish), BREE-tah (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
SiothrÚN-Irish
LÚCia-Portuguese
Doran-Irish