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frost-bound

 

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Adjective frost-bound has 1 sense
  1. frost-bound - (of the ground) made hard by frost
    Antonym:
    unfrozen (indirect, via frozen)

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Frost-Bound

Definition:

Frost-bound refers to a condition or state where something is tightly bound by ice or affected by frost.

Senses:

1. Adjective:

(a) Fixed or immobilized by frost or ice.

(b) Unable to move or progress due to icy conditions.

(c) Affected or covered with frost.

2. Noun:

An individual who is restrained or confined by frost or ice.

3. Verb:

To encase or immobilize someone or something in ice or frost.

Examples:

1. Adjective:

(a) The frost-bound lock refused to open, leaving them stranded outside in the snow.

(b) The mountain climbers were frost-bound in their tents for two days due to a sudden blizzard.

(c) The winter morning greeted us with a frost-bound landscape, sparkling under the sun.

2. Noun:

The abandoned ship stood as a testimony to the fate of all frost-bound sailors.

3. Verb:

The bitter cold had frost-bound the river, preventing any boats from passing through.

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