go solid

Frequency: 6.04.1 per million words

to transition from a liquid/gas state to a solid state, often implying a process

solidVERB + solid (hard/firm)

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Examples (10)

  • If you put it in the freezer, it will go solid.
  • The melted chocolate started to go solid again as it cooled.
  • The lava will eventually go solid and form new rock.
  • After an hour in the fridge, the jelly had gone solid.
  • Concrete takes time to go solid and reach its full strength.
  • The water in the pipes could go solid if the temperature drops too low.
  • The butter will go solid if you leave it out on a cold day.
  • We need to wait for the resin to go solid before we can demold it.
  • Has the glue already gone solid? I can't separate the pieces.
  • The chemist observed the solution begin to go solid as the reaction proceeded.