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 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.
 -- To freeze out, to drive out or exclude by cold or by cold treatment; to force to withdraw; as, to be frozen out of one's room in winter; to freeze out a competitor. [Colloq.]
    A railroad which had a London connection must not be allowed to freeze out one that had no such connection.    --A. T. Hadley.
    It is sometimes a long time before a player who is frozen out can get into a game again.    --R. F. Foster.