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Noun
S:
(n)
freeze
,
freezing
(the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid)
Verb
S:
(v)
freeze
,
stop dead
(stop moving or become immobilized)
"When he saw the police car he froze"
S:
(v)
freeze
(change to ice)
"The water in the bowl froze"
S:
(v)
freeze
(be cold)
"I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
S:
(v)
freeze
(cause to freeze)
"Freeze the leftover food"
S:
(v)
freeze
,
suspend
(stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it)
"Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"
S:
(v)
freeze
(be very cold, below the freezing point)
"It is freezing in Kalamazoo"
S:
(v)
freeze
,
freeze out
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freeze down
(change from a liquid to a solid when cold)
"Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"
S:
(v)
freeze
,
block
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immobilize
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immobilise
(prohibit the conversion or use of (assets))
"Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
S:
(v)
freeze
(anesthetize by cold)
S:
(v)
freeze
(suddenly behave coldly and formally)
"She froze when she saw her ex-husband"