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| frost·bite [ fráwst bt ] |
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injury by freezing: damage to body extremities caused by prolonged exposure to freezing conditions, characterized by numbness, tissue death, and gangrene
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transitive verb (past frost·bit [ fráwst bìt ], past participle frost·bit·ten [ fráwst bìtt'n ], present participle frost·bit·ing, 3rd person present singular frost·bites) |
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injure by freezing: to damage something by prolonged exposure to freezing conditions
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of winter sports: relating to or involving sports pursued in extremely cold winter weather, e.g. racing small boats or riding sailboards equipped with blades on frozen lakes
 a frostbite derby
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