FREEZE
/ˈfɹiːz/ ► audio Scrabble 18 Words With Friends 18
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.
— synonyms: halt
- noun fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level.
- verb stop moving or become immobilized.
— synonyms: stop_dead
- verb change to ice.
- verb be cold.
- verb cause to freeze.
- verb stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it.
— synonyms: suspend
- verb be very cold, below the freezing point.
- verb change from a liquid to a solid when cold.
— synonyms: freeze_out, freeze_down
- verb prohibit the conversion or use of (assets).
— synonyms: block, immobilize, immobilise
- verb anesthetize by cold.
- verb suddenly behave coldly and formally.
Examples
- “The lake froze solid.”
- “Don't freeze meat twice.”
- “It didn't freeze this winter, but last winter was very harsh.”
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