1. freeze - noun
· the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
Synonym(s): freezing
Hypernym(s): cooling, chilling, temperature_reduction, phase_change, phase_transition, state_change, physical_change
2. freeze - noun
· weather cold enough to cause freezing
Synonym(s): frost
Hypernym(s): cold_weather
3. freeze - noun
· an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
Synonym(s): halt
Hypernym(s): pause
4. freeze - noun
· fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring"
Hypernym(s): limitation, restriction
5. freeze - verb
· stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze"
Synonym(s): stop_dead
Hypernym(s): stand_still
6. freeze - verb
· change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze"
Hypernym(s): change_state, turn
Antonym(s): boil
7. freeze - verb
· be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
Hypernym(s): suffer
8. freeze - verb
· cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food"
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
9. freeze - verb
· stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"
Synonym(s): suspend
10. freeze - verb
· be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo"
11. freeze - verb
· change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"
Synonym(s): freeze_out, freeze_down
Hypernym(s): solidify
12. freeze - verb
· prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
Synonym(s): block, immobilize, immobilise
Hypernym(s): withhold, keep_back
Antonym(s): unfreeze
13. freeze - verb
· anesthetize by cold
Hypernym(s): anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put_under, put_out
14. freeze - verb
· suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"
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