| freeze | | |
| n. (process) | 1. freeze, freezing | the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid. |
| ~ chilling, cooling, temperature reduction | the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature. |
| ~ freeze-drying, lyophilisation, lyophilization | a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes. |
| ~ icing, frost | the formation of frost or ice on a surface. |
| ~ phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change | a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. freeze, frost | weather cold enough to cause freezing. |
| ~ cold weather | a period of unusually cold weather. |
| n. (act) | 3. freeze, halt | an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement.; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze" |
| ~ pause | temporary inactivity. |
| n. (act) | 4. freeze | fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level.; "a freeze on hiring" |
| ~ restriction, limitation | an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation). |
| ~ hiring freeze | a freeze on hiring. |
| ~ price freeze | a freeze of prices at a given level. |
| ~ wage freeze | a freeze of wages at a given level. |
| v. (motion) | 5. freeze, stop dead | stop moving or become immobilized.; "When he saw the police car he froze" |
| ~ settle on, fixate | become fixed (on).; "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon" |
| ~ stand still | remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile.; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by" |
| v. (change) | 6. freeze | change to ice.; "The water in the bowl froze" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| ~ glaciate | become frozen and covered with glaciers. |
| ~ solidify | become solid.; "The metal solidified when it cooled" |
| ~ freeze down, freeze out, freeze | change from a liquid to a solid when cold.; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit" |
| v. (body) | 7. freeze | be cold.; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on" |
| ~ suffer | feel unwell or uncomfortable.; "She is suffering from the hot weather" |
| v. (change) | 8. freeze | cause to freeze.; "Freeze the leftover food" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ freeze | change to ice.; "The water in the bowl froze" |
| ~ deep freeze | store in a deep-freeze, as for conservation.; "deep-freeze the food" |
| ~ ice | cause to become ice or icy.; "an iced summer drink" |
| ~ flash-freeze, quick-freeze | freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors.; "quick-freeze the shrimp" |
| v. (change) | 9. freeze, suspend | stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it.; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country" |
| ~ break, interrupt | terminate.; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty" |
| v. (weather) | 10. freeze | be very cold, below the freezing point.; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo" |
| v. (change) | 11. freeze, freeze down, freeze out | change from a liquid to a solid when cold.; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit" |
| ~ natural philosophy, physics | the science of matter and energy and their interactions.; "his favorite subject was physics" |
| ~ freeze | change to ice.; "The water in the bowl froze" |
| ~ solidify | become solid.; "The metal solidified when it cooled" |
| v. (change) | 12. block, freeze, immobilise, immobilize | prohibit the conversion or use of (assets).; "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" |
| ~ withhold, keep back | hold back; refuse to hand over or share.; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" |
| v. (body) | 13. freeze | anesthetize by cold. |
| ~ surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body.; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" |
| ~ anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize, put under, put out | administer an anesthetic drug to.; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth" |
| v. (body) | 14. freeze | suddenly behave coldly and formally.; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband" |
| ~ behave, act, do | behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" |
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