The company tried to freeze out its competition by buying up all the gas stations in the area.
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freeze out something — freeze out (someone/something) to prevent someone or something from being involved in an activity. The company tried to freeze out its competition by buying up all the gas stations in the area. Usage notes: usually said about an unfair way of… … New idioms dictionary
freeze out — (someone/something) to prevent someone or something from being involved in an activity. The company tried to freeze out its competition by buying up all the gas stations in the area. Usage notes: usually said about an unfair way of preventing… … New idioms dictionary
freeze out — verb change from a liquid to a solid when cold (Freq. 2) Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit • Syn: ↑freeze, ↑freeze down • Derivationally related forms: ↑freezing (for: ↑freeze … Useful english dictionary
freeze out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms freeze out : present tense I/you/we/they freeze out he/she/it freezes out present participle freezing out past tense froze out past participle frozen out informal to prevent someone from taking part in… … English dictionary
freeze out — PHRASAL VERB If you freeze someone out of an activity or situation, you prevent them from being involved in it by creating difficulties or by being unfriendly. [V n P of n] He has sworn that he will freeze Cuba out of the world economy. [Also V n … English dictionary
freeze out — informal she was frozen out by her husband s relatives Syn: exclude, leave out, shut out, cut out, ignore, ostracize, spurn, snub, shun, turn one s back on, cold shoulder, give someone the cold shoulder, leave out in the cold … Thesaurus of popular words
play freeze-out — tv. to open windows and doors, or turn down a thermostat, making someone cold. (See also freeze someone out.) □ Wow, it’s cold in here! Who’s playing freeze out? □ Is someone trying to play freeze out? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
freeze — (frēz) v. froze (frōz), fro·zen (frō’zən), freez·ing, freez·es v. intr. 1. a) To pass from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat. b) To acquire a surface or coat of ice from cold: »The lak … Word Histories
freeze — ► VERB (past froze; past part. frozen) 1) (with reference to a liquid) turn or be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold. 2) become or cause to become blocked or rigid with ice. 3) be or cause to be very cold. 4) store at a… … English terms dictionary
freeze — freeze1 [ friz ] (past tense froze [ frouz ] ; past participle frozen [ frouzn ] ) verb ** ▸ 1 when liquid turns solid ▸ 2 preserve by making cold ▸ 3 feel extremely cold ▸ 4 weather: reach 0°C ▸ 5 stop moving/working ▸ 6 stop officially ▸ 7 stop … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
