Noun

• S: (n) freeze (freeze%1:22:01::), freezing (freezing%1:22:00::) (the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid)
• S: (n) freeze (freeze%1:19:00::), frost (frost%1:19:00::) (weather cold enough to cause freezing)
• S: (n) freeze (freeze%1:04:01::), halt (halt%1:04:00::) (an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement) "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
• S: (n) freeze (freeze%1:04:02::) (fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level) "a freeze on hiring"

Verb

• S: (v) freeze (freeze%2:38:00::), stop dead (stop_dead%2:38:00::) (stop moving or become immobilized) "When he saw the police car he froze"
• S: (v) freeze (freeze%2:30:00::) (change to ice) "The water in the bowl froze"
• S: (v) freeze (freeze%2:29:00::) (be cold) "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
• S: (v) freeze (freeze%2:30:02::) (cause to freeze) "Freeze the leftover food"
• S: (v) freeze (freeze%2:30:01::), suspend (suspend%2:30:00::) (stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it) "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"
• S: (v) freeze (freeze%2:43:10::) (be very cold, below the freezing point) "It is freezing in Kalamazoo"
• S: (v) freeze (freeze%2:30:04::), freeze out (freeze_out%2:30:00::), freeze down (freeze_down%2:30:00::) (change from a liquid to a solid when cold) "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"
• S: (v) freeze (freeze%2:30:03::), block (block%2:30:02::), immobilize (immobilize%2:30:01::), immobilise (immobilise%2:30:01::) (prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)) "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
• S: (v) freeze (freeze%2:29:01::) (anesthetize by cold)
• S: (v) freeze (freeze%2:29:02::) (suddenly behave coldly and formally) "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"