freeze

/fri:z/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A fixing at a particular level: An official act of holding prices, wages, or other financial factors at a current level, preventing any increase.
    • An interruption or temporary suspension: A halt in progress, movement, or activity.
    • Weather cold enough to cause freezing: A period of, or conditions involving, temperatures at or below the freezing point of water (0°C or 32°F).

  2. Verb (intransitive and transitive):

    • To change from a liquid to a solid due to cold: To become or cause to become ice or a solid, hard mass.
    • To be or become very cold: To reach a temperature at or below the freezing point; to feel extremely cold.
    • To stop moving or become immobilized: To suddenly stop all movement, often due to fear, shock, or surprise.
    • To behave suddenly in a cold and formal way: To become emotionally distant or unresponsive.
    • To preserve by extreme cold: To store food or other items at a very low temperature to prevent decay.
    • To prohibit the use or conversion of assets: To make financial assets temporarily unavailable by legal or official order.
    • To stop a process or activity officially: To bring something to a halt, often by authoritative decision.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The government announced a freeze on all public sector salaries.
    • A sudden freeze in diplomatic talks has stalled the peace process.
    • The early freeze damaged the orange crop.

  • Verb:

    • Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
    • I freeze every time I have to give a speech.
    • Please freeze the leftover soup for later.
    • The bank account was frozen by the court.
    • She froze when she heard the strange noise in the dark.
Advanced Usage

  • "to freeze up": To become unable to speak, act, or function normally due to nervousness, fear, or extreme cold.

    • My computer froze up and I lost all my work.
    • He froze up during the interview and couldn't answer the questions.

  • "freeze-frame": A single, motionless frame from a film or video, often used for analysis or dramatic effect. (Note: This is a compound noun/verb, listed here as a related concept).

    • The director used a freeze-frame to end the movie.
Variants and Related Words
  • Freezer (n): An appliance or compartment for freezing and storing food.
  • Freezing (adj/adv): Extremely cold; at a temperature that causes freezing.
    • It's freezing outside today.
  • Frozen (adj): Turned into or covered with ice; preserved by freezing; immobilized.
    • The lake is frozen.
    • We ate frozen vegetables.
Synonyms
  • Noun (for a halt): Suspension, stoppage, halt, embargo.
  • Verb (to solidify): Solidify, harden, ice over.
  • Verb (to stop moving): Immobilize, paralyze, stop dead.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Freeze out: To exclude someone from a group or activity intentionally.
    • The other kids tried to freeze him out of the game.
  • Freeze over: To become covered with a layer of ice.
    • The pond froze over during the cold night.
Related Idioms
  • Freeze one's blood / Make one's blood freeze: To cause someone to feel extreme terror or horror.
    • The scream in the night froze my blood.
  • (Until) hell freezes over: For an extremely long time, forever (used to emphasize that something will never happen).
    • He can wait until hell freezes over for an apology from me.
Noun
  1. fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
    • a freeze on hiring
  2. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
    • a halt in the arms race
    • a nuclear freeze
  3. weather cold enough to cause freezing
  4. the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
Verb
  1. suddenly behave coldly and formally
    • She froze when she saw her ex-husband
  2. anesthetize by cold
  3. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
    • Blocked funds
    • Freeze the assets of this hostile government
  4. change from a liquid to a solid when cold
    • Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit
  5. be very cold, below the freezing point
    • It is freezing in Kalamazoo
  6. stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
    • Suspend the aid to the war-torn country
  7. cause to freeze
    • Freeze the leftover food
  8. be cold
    • I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on
  9. change to ice
    • The water in the bowl froze
  10. stop moving or become immobilized
    • When he saw the police car he froze

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