freeze

noun

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

Similar word(s): freezing

Definition categories: process, chilling, cooling

2. weather cold enough to cause freezing

Similar word(s): frost

Definition categories: phenomenon

3. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

- a nuclear freeze

Similar word(s): halt

Definition categories: act, pause

4. fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level

- a freeze on hiring

Definition categories: act, limitation, restriction

verb

1. stop moving or become immobilized

Definition categories: motion

2. change to ice

Definition categories: change, turn

3. be cold

- I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on

Definition categories: body, suffer

4. cause to freeze

- Freeze the leftover food

Definition categories: change, alter, modify

5. stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it

Similar word(s): suspend

Definition categories: change, break, interrupt

6. be very cold, below the freezing point

Definition categories: weather

7. change from a liquid to a solid when cold

- Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit

Definition categories: change, solidify

8. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

- Freeze the assets of this hostile government

Similar word(s): block, immobilise, immobilize

Definition categories: change, withhold

9. anesthetize by cold

Definition categories: body, anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize

10. suddenly behave coldly and formally

Definition categories: body, act, behave, do