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freeze

English

🔊 fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
“a freeze on hiring”
🔊 an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
“a halt in the arms race”
🔊 weather cold enough to cause freezing
🔊 the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
🔊 suddenly behave coldly and formally
“She froze when she saw her ex-husband”
🔊 anesthetize by cold
🔊 be cold
“I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on”
🔊 prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
“Blocked funds”
🔊 stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
“Suspend the aid to the war-torn country”
🔊 change to ice
“The water in the bowl froze”
🔊 cause to freeze
“Freeze the leftover food”
🔊 change from a liquid to a solid when cold
“Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit”
🔊 stop moving or become immobilized
“When he saw the police car he froze”
🔊 be very cold, below the freezing point
“It is freezing in Kalamazoo”