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| 1. | [ verb ] change to ice | |
| Examples: | "The water in the bowl froze" |
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| Related terms: | boil change_state glaciate solidify | |
| 2. | [ verb ] stop moving or become immobilized | |
| Synonyms: | stop_dead | |
| Examples: | "When he saw the police car he froze" |
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| Related terms: | stand_still fixate | |
| 3. | [ verb ] be cold | |
| Examples: | "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on" |
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| Related terms: | suffer suffer | |
| 4. | [ verb ] stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it | |
| Synonyms: | suspend | |
| Examples: | "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country" |
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| Related terms: | interrupt pause | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (food) cause to freeze | |
| Examples: | "Freeze the leftover food" |
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| Related terms: | change quick-freeze deep_freeze | |
| 6. | [ verb ] prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) | |
| Synonyms: | immobilize immobilise block | |
| Examples: | "Blocked funds" "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" |
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| Related terms: | unblock unblock withhold | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (chemistry,physics) the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid | |
| Synonyms: | freezing | |
| Related terms: | phase_change cooling freeze-drying frost | |
| 8. | [ verb ] suddenly behave coldly and formally | |
| Examples: | "She froze when she saw her ex-husband" |
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| Related terms: | act | |
| 9. | [ noun ] an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement | |
| Synonyms: | halt | |
| Examples: | : "a halt in the arms race" "a nuclear freeze" |
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| Related terms: | pause stop | |
| 10. | [ verb ] change from a liquid to a solid when cold | |
| Synonyms: | freeze_down freeze_out | |
| Examples: | "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit" |
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| Related terms: | solidify physics | |
| 11. | [ verb ] (pharmacology,surgery) anesthetize by cold, as for certain surgical procedures | |
| Related terms: | anesthetize operation | |
| 12. | [ verb ] be very cold, below the freezing point | |
| Examples: | "It is freezing in Kalamazoo." |
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| 13. | [ noun ] (meteorology) weather cold enough to cause freezing | |
| Synonyms: | frost | |
| Related terms: | cold_weather frost | |
| 14. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8141 | |
| 15. | [ noun ] (politics) fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level | |
| Examples: | : "a freeze on hiring" |
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| Related terms: | limitation price_freeze hiring_freeze wage_freeze | |
| Similar spelling: |
frieze Frese Frees Friese Fregoe Freese Frazee freesia Fruge frizz fries fress fresh Freas freak Fraze Frase Freyja fresco freaky |
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