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immobilizing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | immobilisation, immobilization |
| Type of | restraint |
| Derivation | immobilize |
Examples of immobilizing
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The trigger lock is a device that fits over the trigger mechanism, immobilizing it.
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Giwerc has experienced the onslaught of negative thoughts, which can be immobilizing.
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The effect is to create reactions of extreme fright or immobilizing shock.
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Eventually, FOP encases a person in a second skeleton, immobilizing them.
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Instantly, the starfish retracted them, effectively immobilizing itself.
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Depression has a way of immobilizing people, making them feel stuck.
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Mitra's new method creates a better membrane by immobilizing carbon nanotubes in the pores.
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Fear of success can sometimes be as immobilizing as fear of failure.
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When Tracy threw a blanket on the flames, oil splashed and burned his legs, immobilizing him.
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- Hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
- Trap: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
- Make defenseless
- Convert (assets) into fixed capital
- Freeze: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
- Cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
- (immobilization) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; "immobilization of the injured knee was necessary"
- (Immobilization (pathology)) Lying (also recumbency or prostration) is a type of human position in which the body is more or less horizontal and supported along its length by the surface underneath.
- (Immobilization (soil science)) Immobilization in soil science is when organic matter decomposes and is absorbed by micro-organisms, therefore preventing it being accessible to plants. Immobilization is the opposite of mineralization.
