freeze /friz/
1. the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
2. weather cold enough to cause freezing
3. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
4. fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring"
synset: freeze
1. stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze"
2. change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze"
synset: freeze
3. be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
synset: freeze
4. cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food"
synset: freeze
5. stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"
6. be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo"
synset: freeze
7. change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"
synset: freeze, freeze_out, freeze_down
8. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
synset: freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise
antonym: unblock, unfreeze, free, release
9. anesthetize by cold
synset: freeze
10. suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"
synset: freeze
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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