Meaning & Definition of Freeze in English

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

2. Weather cold enough to cause freezing

3. An interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

• "A halt in the arms race"

• "A nuclear freeze"

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

• "A freeze on hiring"

1. Stop moving or become immobilized

• "When he saw the police car he froze"

2. Change to ice

• "The water in the bowl froze"

3. Be cold

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

4. Cause to freeze

• "Freeze the leftover food"

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

• "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"

6. Be very cold, below the freezing point

• "It is freezing in kalamazoo"

7. Change from a liquid to a solid when cold

• "Water freezes at 32 degrees fahrenheit"

8. Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

• "Blocked funds"

• "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"

9. Anesthetize by cold

10. Suddenly behave coldly and formally

• "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"