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FREEZE

Definition:

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