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   Freeze

   /frēz/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of a liquid) be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold: "in the winter the milk froze"
   • ▪ turn (a liquid) into ice or another solid.
   • ▪ (of something wet or containing liquid) become blocked, covered, or rigid with ice: "the pipes had frozen" Similar turn into iceice overice upsolidifyhardenarchaic:glaciateOpposite thawmelt
   • ▪ cause (something wet or containing liquid) to become blocked, covered, or rigid with ice: "the ground was frozen hard"
   • ▪ be or feel so cold that one is near death (often used hyperbolically): "you'll freeze to death standing there" Similar feel very coldgo numb with coldturn blue with coldshivershiver with coldget chilledget chilled to the bone/marrowinformal:feel Jack Frost's fingersOpposite overheat
   • ▪ (of the weather) be at or below freezing: "at night it froze again"
   • ▪ deprive (a part of the body) of feeling, especially by the application of a chilled anesthetic substance.
   • ▪ treat (someone) with a cold manner; stare coldly at (someone): "she would freeze him with a look when he tried to talk to her"
   • 2. store (something) at a very low temperature in order to preserve it: "the cake can be frozen" Similar deep-freezequick-freezefreeze-dryput in the freezerpack in iceput on iceicestore at a low temperaturechillcoolrefrigeratepreserveOpposite thawwarm up
   • ▪ (of food) be able to be preserved by freezing: "this soup freezes well"
   • 3. become suddenly motionless or paralyzed with fear or shock: "Mathewson froze on the spot, unable to take the next step" Similar stop deadstop in one's tracksstopstand (stock) stillgo rigidbecome motionlessbecome paralyzedOpposite run away
   • ▪ stop moving when ordered or directed: "she came out with a revolver and told the boys to freeze" Similar stop deadstop in one's tracksstopstand (stock) stillgo rigidbecome motionlessbecome paralyzedOpposite run away
   • 4. hold (something) at a fixed level or in a fixed state for a period of time: "new spending on defense was to be frozen" Similar fixsuspendholdpegsetlimitrestrictcurbcheckcapconfinecontrolregulatehold/keep downOpposite change
   • ▪ prevent (assets) from being used for a period of time: "the charity's bank account has been frozen"
   • ▪ stop (a moving image) at a particular frame when filming or viewing: "the camera will set fast shutter speeds to freeze the action"
   • ▪ (of a computer screen) become temporarily locked because of system problems.

   noun

   • 1. an act of holding or being held at a fixed level or in a fixed state: "workers faced a pay freeze" Similar fixsuspensionhold
   • ▪ short for freeze-frame
   • 2. a period of frost or very cold weather: "the big freeze surprised the weathermen" Similar cold snapspell of cold weatherfreeze-upfrostOpposite heatwave

   Word Origin Old Englishfrēosan (in the phrase hit frēoseth ‘it is freezing’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vriezen and German frieren, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin pruina ‘hoar frost’ and frost.

   Derivatives

   • 1. freezable adjective

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   • , froze, fro·zen, freez·ing. to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat. Meat will freeze in a few hours. We sat there freezing until the heat came on. It may freeze tonight. My heart froze when she told me the news. When he got in front of the audience he froze. I froze in my tracks.

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   What does freezing a food mean?

   • 4. to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it. You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later. 5. to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc ).

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   What does it mean if water freezes?

   • 1. to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat. 2. to become hard or stiffened because of loss of heat. 3. to suffer the effects or sensation of intense cold: We froze until the heat came on. 4. to be of the degree of cold at which water freezes: It may freeze tonight.

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   to obstruct or close (a pipe or the like) by the formation of ice: The storm had frozen the hydrant. to fix (rents, prices, etc.) at a specific amount, usually by government order. to stop or limit production, use, or development of: an agreement to freeze nuclear weapons.

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