Uk English Meaning of freeze

freeze

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Definitions and Meaning of freeze in English

Wordnet

freeze (n)

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

weather cold enough to cause freezing

an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level

Wordnet

freeze (v)

stop moving or become immobilized

change to ice

be cold

cause to freeze

stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it

be very cold, below the freezing point

change from a liquid to a solid when cold

prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

anesthetize by cold

suddenly behave coldly and formally

Webster

freeze (n.)

A frieze.

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

Webster

freeze (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.

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.

Webster

freeze (v. t.)

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

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

FAQs About the word freeze

freeze

the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid, weather cold enough to cause freezing, an interruption or temporary suspension of progress

harden,Stiffen,concrete,Congeal,Crystallise,crystallise,firm up,gel,harden,set

liquefy,melt,soften,dissolve,flux,fuse,liquefy,smelt,thaw,Defrost

freezable => freezable, freewoman => freewoman, freewill => free will, freewheeling => freewheeling, freewheeler => Freewheeler,