freeze

Meanings

• the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
• weather cold enough to cause freezing
• an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
  • "a nuclear freeze"
• fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
  • "a freeze on hiring"
• stop moving or become immobilized
• change to ice
• be cold
  • "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
• cause to freeze
  • "Freeze the leftover food"
• stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
• be very cold, below the freezing point
• change from a liquid to a solid when cold
  • "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"
• prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
  • "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
• anesthetize by cold
• suddenly behave coldly and formally

Synonyms

block, freeze down, freeze out, freezing, frost, halt, immobilise, immobilize, stop dead, suspend