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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: freeze

1
 vn
change from a liquid to a solid when cold
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
2
 vn
stop moving or become immobilized
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
3
 v
suddenly behave coldly and formally
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: freeze
1

v change from a liquid to a solid when cold

“Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit”
Synonyms:
freeze down, freeze out
Type of:
solidify
become solid

v change to ice

“The water in the bowl froze”
Synonyms
freeze down, freeze out
change from a liquid to a solid when cold
Antonyms:
boil
come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
Types:
glaciate
become frozen and covered with glaciers
Type of:
change state, turn
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

v cause to freeze

“Freeze the leftover food”
Types:
deep freeze
store in a deep-freeze, as for conservation
ice
cause to become ice or icy
flash-freeze, quick-freeze
freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v anesthetize by cold

Type of:
anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize, put out, put under
administer an anesthetic drug to

v be cold

“I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on”
Type of:
suffer
feel unwell or uncomfortable

v be very cold, below the freezing point

“It is freezing in Kalamazoo”

n the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

Synonyms:
freezing
Types:
freeze-drying, lyophilisation, lyophilization
a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes
frost, icing
the formation of frost or ice on a surface
Type of:
chilling, cooling, temperature reduction
the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change
a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition

n weather cold enough to cause freezing

Synonyms:
frost
Type of:
cold weather
a period of unusually cold weather
2

v stop moving or become immobilized

“When he saw the police car he froze”
Synonyms:
stop dead
Types:
fixate, settle on
become fixed (on)
Type of:
stand still
remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile

v stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it

Synonyms:
suspend
Type of:
break, interrupt
terminate

v prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

“Freeze the assets of this hostile government”
Synonyms:
block, immobilise, immobilize
Antonyms:
free, release, unblock, unfreeze
make (assets) available
Type of:
keep back, withhold
hold back; refuse to hand over or share

n an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

“a nuclear freeze”
Synonyms:
halt
Type of:
pause
temporary inactivity

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

“a freeze on hiring”
Types:
hiring freeze
a freeze on hiring
price freeze
a freeze of prices at a given level
wage freeze
a freeze of wages at a given level
Type of:
limitation, restriction
an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
3

v suddenly behave coldly and formally

“She froze when she saw her ex-husband”
Type of:
act, behave, do
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
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