Freeze, v. t. 1. To congeal; to harden into ice; to convert from a
fluid to a solid form by cold, or abstraction of heat.
2. 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.
Shak.
Freeze, n. The act of congealing, or the state of being congealed.
[Colloq.]
Freez"er (?), n. One who, or that which, cools or freezes, as a
refrigerator, or the tub and can used in the process of freezing ice
cream.
Freez"ing, a. Tending to freeze; for freezing; hence, cold or distant
in manner. -- Frrez"ing*ly, adv.
Freezing machine. See Ice machine, under Ice. -- Freezing mixture, a
mixture (of salt and snow or of chemical salts) for producing intense
cold. -- Freezing point, that degree of a thermometer at which a fluid
begins to freeze; -- applied particularly to water, whose freezing
point is at 32∞ Fahr., and at 0∞ Centigrade.
Frei"es*le`ben*ite (?), n. [Named after the German chemist
Freiesleben.] A sulphide of antimony, lead, and silver, occuring in
monoclinic crystals.
Freight (frt), n. [F. fret, OHG. frht merit, reward. See Fraught, n.]
1. That with which anything is fraught or laden for transportation;
lading; cargo, especially of a ship, or a car on a railroad, etc.; as,
a freight of cotton; a full freight.
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2. (Law) (a) The sum paid by a party hiring a ship or part of a ship
for the use of what is thus hired. (b) The price paid a common carrier
for the carriage of goods. Wharton.