noun

1. a freezing or state of being frozen
2. a temperature low enough to cause freezing
3. the icy crystals that form directly on a freezing surface as moist air contacts it; rime; hoarfrost
4. coolness of action, feeling, manner, etc.
5. Informal a book, play, etc. that is poorly received by the public; failure

Etymology: ME < OE forst, frost (akin to Ger frost) < pp. base of freosan (see freeze) + -t (Gmc *-ta), nominal suffix

transitive verb

1. to cover with frost
2. to damage, wither, or kill by freezing
3. to cover with frosting, or icing
4. to give a frostlike, opaque surface to (glass or metal)
5. to apply lighter coloring to selected strands of (hair) using a chemical dye
6. Slang to make angry, annoy, irritate, etc.