freeze down

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения процесса сильного охлаждения или превращения чего-либо в лёд.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of becoming extremely cold or causing something to become extremely cold, often to the point of freezing solid.

uncountable · irregular verb · transitive and intransitive · phrasal, separable

1. Become extremely coldinformal

   To become very cold or to cause something to become very cold, often to the point of freezing.

   Сильно замёрзнуть

   • The temperature is going to freeze down tonight.
   • Make sure to bring the plants inside before it freezes down.
   • The lake freezes down completely in winter.

   Synonymschillcool downfreezefrostice over

   Antonymsboilheatmeltthawwarm

2. informal

   To stop moving or functioning suddenly, often due to fear, shock, or cold.

   Замереть

   • He froze down when he saw the snake.
   • The computer froze down during the update.
   • She froze down in fear when she heard the noise.

   Synonymsfreezehaltstand stillstiffenstopstop dead

   Antonymsactcontinuefunctionmoveoperate

Base verbfreeze