Meaning & Definition of Freeze in English
English⟶
Freeze
/friz/
noun
1. The withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
synonym:
- freeze,
- freezing
2. Weather cold enough to cause freezing
synonym:
- freeze,
- frost
3. An interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
- "A halt in the arms race"
- "A nuclear freeze"
synonym:
- freeze,
- halt
4. Fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
- "A freeze on hiring"
synonym:
- freeze
verb
1. Stop moving or become immobilized
- "When he saw the police car he froze"
synonym:
- freeze,
- stop dead
2. Change to ice
- "The water in the bowl froze"
synonym:
- freeze
3. Be cold
- "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
synonym:
- freeze
4. Cause to freeze
- "Freeze the leftover food"
synonym:
- freeze
5. Stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
- "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"
synonym:
- freeze,
- suspend
6. Be very cold, below the freezing point
- "It is freezing in kalamazoo"
synonym:
- freeze
7. Change from a liquid to a solid when cold
- "Water freezes at 32 degrees fahrenheit"
synonym:
- freeze,
- freeze out,
- freeze down
8. Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- "Blocked funds"
- "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
synonym:
- freeze,
- block,
- immobilize,
- immobilise
9. Anesthetize by cold
synonym:
- freeze
10. Suddenly behave coldly and formally
- "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"
synonym:
- freeze
Examples of using
We could freeze to death.
Water will freeze at zero Celsius, right?
The stories that circulated about the old graveyard were contradictory, but nevertheless made your heart freeze.