freeze

[freeze]

When liquids freeze, they become so cold that they turn solid. The little squares of water in an ice tray freeze and become ice cubes when you put them in your freezer long enough.

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A frieze.

Noun
fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring"

Noun
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"

Noun
weather cold enough to cause freezing

Noun
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

Verb
suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"

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Verb
anesthetize by cold

Verb
be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"

Verb
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"

Verb
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"

Verb
change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze"

Verb
cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food"

Verb
change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"

Verb
stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze"

Verb
be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo"


n.
A frieze.

v. i.
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.

v. i.
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.

v. t.
To congeal; to harden into ice; to convert from a fluid to a solid form by cold, or abstraction of heat.

v. t.
To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.

n.
The act of congealing, or the state of being congealed.


Freeze

Freeze , n. (Arch.) A frieze. [Obs.]

Freeze

Freeze, v. i. [imp. Froze ; p. p. Frozen ; p. pr. & vb. n. Freezing.] [OE. fresen, freosen, AS. fre'a2san; 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. prushv'be ice, prush to spirt. 18. Cf. 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. &hand; Water freezes at 32° above zero by Fahrenheit's thermometer; mercury freezes at 40° 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

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.

Freeze

Freeze, n. The act of congealing, or the state of being congealed. [Colloq.]

A frieze.

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.

To congeal; to harden into ice; to convert from a fluid to a solid form by cold, or abstraction of heat.

The act of congealing, or the state of being congealed.

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Usage Examples

The courts cannot garnish a father's salary, nor freeze his account, nor seize his property on behalf of his children, in our society. Apparently this is because a kid is not a car or a couch or a boat.

In a sense, words are encyclopedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at one moment in history and then insist we continue to use these frozen perceptions when we should be doing better.

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Other Usage Examples

I am not yet born O fill me with strength against those who would freeze my humanity.

A total nuclear freeze is counterproductive - especially now, when technology is rapidly changing and the Soviets have some important strategic advantages.

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