cold
adverb/kəʊld/
/kəʊld/
- (North American English) suddenly and completely
- His final request stopped her cold.
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- without preparing
- I can't just walk in there cold and give a speech.
Word OriginOld English cald, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koud and German kalt, also to Latin gelu ‘frost’.
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