FREEZE

n. act of freezing; state of being frozen; extreme cold (Meteorology); frost, great cold; act of ceasing the manufacture of; act of fixing (prices, wages, etc.) at a certain level; (Computer) state when a computer or network stops working suddenly and nothing moves and the only thing to do is to reboot the computer to start it again; (Computers) lock of a developing software distribution or document in order to release it with stability

v. chill until solid; be chilled until solid; stiffen, make rigid; cease the manufacture of; fix at a certain level (prices, wages, etc.); anesthetize locally (American usage)

Freeze may refer to:Freezing, the physical processFreeze (breakdance move), the halting of all movement in a clever positionFreeze (computing), when computer software becoming unresponsiveFreeze (exhibition), an influential art show which established the Young British ArtistsFreeze (software engineering), a period of stricter rules for changing the softwareThe Freeze, a punk rock band from Boston, MassachusettsThe Freeze (UK), a punk band from Edinburgh, Scotland, pre-CindytalkFreeze drying, a method of rapidly removing moisture from food productsFreeez, a British dance music band, known for their 1983 hit "A-E-I-O-U"
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Freeze v. 1. To pass from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat. 2. To make or become congealed, stiffened, or hardened by exposure to cold. [more]Freeze - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
(synonym) freezing
(hypernym) cooling, chilling, temperature reduction
(hyponym) freeze-drying, lyophilization, lyophilisation
2. weather cold enough to cause freezing
(synonym) frost
(hypernym) cold weather
3. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
(synonym) halt
(hypernym) pause
(derivation) suspend
4. fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring"
(hypernym) limitation, restriction
(hyponym) hiring freeze
(derivation) block, immobilize, immobilise
Verb
1. change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze"
(antonym) boil
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) glaciate
(entail) solidify
(verb-group) freeze out, freeze down
(derivation) freezing
2. stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze"
(synonym) stop dead
(hypernym) stand still
(hyponym) fixate, settle on
3. be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
(hypernym) suffer
(derivation) frost
4. cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) deep freeze
(derivation) freezing
5. stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"
(synonym) suspend
(hypernym) interrupt, break
(derivation) halt
6. be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo"
(derivation) frost
7. change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"
(synonym) freeze out, freeze down
(hypernym) solidify
(derivation) freezing
(classification) physics, physical science, natural philosophy
8. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
(synonym) block, immobilize, immobilise
(antonym) unblock, unfreeze, free, release
(hypernym) withhold, keep back
9. anesthetize by cold
(hypernym) anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put to sleep, put under, put out
(classification) operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
10. suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"
(hypernym) act, behave, do

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

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

(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.
  

(v. i.)
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.
  

(n.)
The act of congealing, or the state of being congealed.
  

(n.)
A frieze.