freeze is the dictionary form of frozen Definition of freeze
frozen
1. [ verb ] change to ice
Examples:

"The water in the bowl froze"

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"

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"

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"

Related terms: interrupt pause
5. [ verb ] (food) cause to freeze
Examples:

"Freeze the leftover food"

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"

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"

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"

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"

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."

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"

Related terms: limitation price_freeze hiring_freeze wage_freeze
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