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freeze - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
freeze
Definition
(noun) the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
Synonyms
:
freezing
Definition
(noun) weather cold enough to cause freezing
Synonyms
:
frost
Definition
(noun) an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
Synonyms
:
halt
Example Sentence
a halt in the arms race
a nuclear freeze
Definition
(noun) fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
Example Sentence
a freeze on hiring
Definition
(verb) stop moving or become immobilized
Synonyms
:
stop dead
Example Sentence
When he saw the police car he froze
Definition
(verb) change to ice
Example Sentence
The water in the bowl froze
Definition
(verb) be cold
Example Sentence
I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on
Definition
(verb) cause to freeze
Example Sentence
Freeze the leftover food
Definition
(verb) stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
Synonyms
:
suspend
Example Sentence
Suspend the aid to the war-torn country
Definition
(verb) be very cold, below the freezing point
Example Sentence
It is freezing in Kalamazoo
Definition
(verb) change from a liquid to a solid when cold
Synonyms
:
freeze down
,
freeze out
Example Sentence
Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit
Definition
(verb) prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
Synonyms
:
block
,
immobilise
,
immobilize
Example Sentence
Blocked funds
Freeze the assets of this hostile government
Definition
(verb) anesthetize by cold
Definition
(verb) suddenly behave coldly and formally
Example Sentence
She froze when she saw her ex-husband
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text: N.Y.P.D. FREEZE, PUNK.
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