Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of freezing out. See
to freeze out , under freeze, transitive verb - noun A variety of poker in which each player starts with an equal number of chips and no one is allowed to replenish his stock or to withdraw or loan any part of it. As soon as any player has lost his capital he is frozen out, and must retire from the game.
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Examples
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I encounter resistance, I execute a freeze-out with a right jolly game of “PIG” on the Nerf Hoop.
Get Laid or Die Trying Jeff Allen 2011
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And in a battle between Broadway veteran Joe Mantello "The Normal Heart" and Hollywood mega-star Al Pacino, there's an argument to be made for Mr. Mantello: The folks from movieland didn't fare well in this year's crop of nominations, which may signal a West Coast freeze-out.
This Sunday Could Belong to 'Mormon' Pia Catton 2011
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I encounter resistance, I execute a freeze-out with a right jolly game of “PIG” on the Nerf Hoop.
Get Laid or Die Trying Jeff Allen 2011
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This kitchen was cursed with mini cupboard space, an awkward layout and floor-to-ceiling east windows that in summer let in the intense high-altitude sunlight and converted the room into a glaring bake oven, a change from the winter freeze-out.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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This kitchen was cursed with mini cupboard space, an awkward layout and floor-to-ceiling east windows that in summer let in the intense high-altitude sunlight and converted the room into a glaring bake oven, a change from the winter freeze-out.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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And in a battle between Broadway veteran Joe Mantello "The Normal Heart" and Hollywood mega-star Al Pacino, there's an argument to be made for Mr. Mantello: The folks from movieland didn't fare well in this year's crop of nominations, which may signal a West Coast freeze-out.
This Sunday Could Belong to 'Mormon' Pia Catton 2011
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This kitchen was cursed with mini cupboard space, an awkward layout and floor-to-ceiling east windows that in summer let in the intense high-altitude sunlight and converted the room into a glaring bake oven, a change from the winter freeze-out.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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This kitchen was cursed with mini cupboard space, an awkward layout and floor-to-ceiling east windows that in summer let in the intense high-altitude sunlight and converted the room into a glaring bake oven, a change from the winter freeze-out.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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For artists like Mr. Simmons, who thought his first experience on Broadway would last at least several months, the freeze-out for new works is invariably disheartening.
Stage Rookies Feel the Freeze Laura Hedli 2012
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Laster made waves last spring with a surprise ruling on so-called "freeze-out" tender offers.
The Directorship 100 2010
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