freeze over



freeze over

[for a body of water] to get cold and form a layer of ice on top. The pond froze over, so we went skating.
See also: freeze

freeze over

v.
1. To freeze completely at the surface: Once the pond freezes over we can go skating.
2. To become covered with a layer of ice: The bridge has frozen over, so drive very carefully.
See also: freeze

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Edmondo-Italian
Aliciaa-LEE-thya (Spanish), a-LEE-sya (Latin American Spanish), ə-LIS-yə (English), ə-LIS-ee-ə (English), ə-LISH-ə (English), ə-LEE-shə (English)Spanish, English
PetraPET-rah (Finnish), PET-rə (English)German, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, Swedish, Finnish, English
AnĐEla-Croatian, Serbian
JoshuaJAH-shə-wə (English), JAW-shwə (English)English, Biblical
ArminAHR-meenGerman