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FREEZE
freeze
(noun) fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; “a freeze on hiring”
freeze, halt
(noun) an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; “a halt in the arms race”; “a nuclear freeze”
freeze, frost
(noun) weather cold enough to cause freezing
freeze, freezing
(noun) the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
freeze
(verb) suddenly behave coldly and formally; “She froze when she saw her ex-husband”
freeze
(verb) anesthetize by cold
freeze
(verb) be cold; “I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on”
freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise
(verb) prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); “Blocked funds”; “Freeze the assets of this hostile government”
freeze, suspend
(verb) stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; “Suspend the aid to the war-torn country”
freeze
(verb) change to ice; “The water in the bowl froze”
freeze
(verb) cause to freeze; “Freeze the leftover food”
freeze, freeze out, freeze down
(verb) change from a liquid to a solid when cold; “Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit”
freeze, stop dead
(verb) stop moving or become immobilized; “When he saw the police car he froze”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
freeze (third-person singular simple present freezes, present participle freezing, simple past froze, past participle (now colloquial) froze or frozen)
(intransitive) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
(transitive) To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
(intransitive) To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
(intransitive, informal) To be affected by extreme cold.
(intransitive) (of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).
(intransitive) (of people and other animals) To stop (become motionless) or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc.
(transitive) To cause someone to become motionless.
(figuratively) To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.
To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.
(transitive) To prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets
Of prices, spending etc, to keep at the same level, without any increase.
Synonyms
• (become solid): solidify
• (stop functioning): freeze up, grind to a halt, hang, lock up, seize, seize up
• (cause someone to become motionless): halt, immobilize; See also immobilize
Antonyms
• (become solid): defrost, liquify, unfreeze
Hyponyms
• (become solid): deep-freeze
Etymology 2
See the above verb.
Noun
freeze (plural freezes)
A period of intensely cold weather.
A halt of a regular operation.
(computer) The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs.
(curling) A precise draw weight shot where a delivered stone comes to a stand-still against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to knock out.
(business, finance) A block on pay rises or on the hiring of new employees etc.
Synonyms
• (computer) hang
Etymology 3
Noun
freeze (plural freezes)
Obsolete form of frieze.
Proper noun
Freeze (plural Freezes)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Freeze is the 8239th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4023 individuals. Freeze is most common among White (93.02%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Freeze, n. (Arch.)
Definition: A frieze. [Obs.]
Freeze, v. i. [imp. Froze; p. p. Frozen; p. pr. & vb. n. Freezing.] Etym: [OE. fresen, freosen, AS. freĂłsan; akin to D. vriezen, OHG. iosan, G. frieren, Icel. frjsa, Sw. frysa, Dan. fryse, Goth. frius cold, frost, and prob. to L. prurire to itch, E. prurient, cf. L. prna a burning coal, pruina hoarfrost, Skr. prushva ice, prush to spirt. Frost.]
1. To become congealed by cold; to be changed from a liquid to a solid state by the abstraction of heat; to be hardened into ice or a like solid body.
Note: Water freezes at 32Âş above zero by Fahrenheit's thermometer; mercury freezes at 40Âş below zero.
2. To become chilled with cold, or as with cold; to suffer loss of animation or life by lack of heat; as, the blood freezes in the veins. To freeze up (Fig.), to become formal and cold in demeanor. [Colloq.]
Freeze, v. t.
1. To congeal; to harden into ice; to convert from a fluid to a solid form by cold, or abstraction of heat.
2. To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill. A faint, cold fear runs through my veins, That almost freezes up the heat of life. Shak.
Freeze, n.
Definition: The act of congealing, or the state of being congealed. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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