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 freeze


Noun
  • fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
    • a freeze on hiring
  • an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
    • a halt in the arms race
    • a nuclear freeze
  • weather cold enough to cause freezing
  • the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

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