freeze (n.)

  1. the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

    [ Syn: freezing , freezing ]

  2. weather cold enough to cause freezing

    [ Syn: frost ]

  3. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; a halt in the arms race; a nuclear freeze

    [ Syn: halt ]

  4. fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; a freeze on hiring'

    freeze (v.)

  1. stop moving or become immobilized; When he saw the police car he froze

    [ Syn: stop dead ]

  2. suddenly behave coldly and formally; She froze when she saw her ex-husband'

  3. change to ice; The water in the bowl froze'

  4. be cold; I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on'

  5. cause to freeze; Freeze the leftover food'

  6. stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; Suspend the aid to the war-torn country

    [ Syn: suspend ]

  7. be very cold, below the freezing point; It is freezing in Kalamazoo'

  8. change from a liquid to a solid when cold; Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit

    [ Syn: freeze out , freeze down ]

  9. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); Blocked funds; Freeze the assets of this hostile government

    [ Syn: block , block , immobilize , immobilize , immobilise , immobilise ]

  10. anesthetize by cold

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