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freeze

/ freeze /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
"a freeze on hiring"
Type of:
limitation restriction
Kinds of:
hiring freeze price freeze wage freeze
Derived:
block immobilize immobilise
verb Sense 2
stop moving or become immobilized
"When he saw the police car he froze"
Type of:
stand still
Kinds of:
fixate settle on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
change from a liquid to a solid when cold
"Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"
Type of:
solidify
Derived:
freezing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
physics physical science natural philosophy
verb Sense 4
cause to freeze
"Freeze the leftover food"
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
deep freeze quick-freeze flash-freeze
Derived:
freezing deep-freeze Deepfreeze deep freezer freezer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
change to ice
"The water in the bowl froze"
Opposites:
boil
Type of:
change state turn
Kinds of:
glaciate
Derived:
freezing
Verb group:
freeze out freeze down
Entails:
solidify
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
"Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"
Type of:
interrupt break
Derived:
pause intermission break interruption suspension
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 7
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
"Blocked funds"
"Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
Opposites:
unblock unfreeze free release
Type of:
withhold keep back
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
be cold
"I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
Type of:
suffer
Derived:
frost
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s INFINITIVE
verb Sense 9
anesthetize by cold
Type of:
anesthetize anaesthetize anesthetise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
operation surgery surgical operation
verb Sense 10
suddenly behave coldly and formally
"She froze when she saw her ex-husband"
Type of:
act behave do
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 11
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
Type of:
cooling chilling temperature reduction
Kinds of:
freeze-drying lyophilization lyophilisation frost icing
Derived:
freeze out freeze down
noun Sense 12
weather cold enough to cause freezing
Type of:
cold weather
Derived:
frost
noun Sense 13
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
"a halt in the arms race"
"a nuclear freeze"
Type of:
pause
Derived:
stop halt block kibosh hold
verb Sense 14
be very cold, below the freezing point
"It is freezing in Kalamazoo"
Derived:
frost freezing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
14
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
73
Times Searched
3
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limitation restriction hiring freeze price freeze wage freeze stand still fixate settle on solidify change alter modify