Freezing

adj. very cold, icy; congealing due to cold

n. chilling until solid

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)

For freezing as a method of food preservation, see frozen food. In physics and chemistry, freezing is the process whereby a liquid turns to a solid. The freezing point is the temperature at which this happens. Melting, the process of turning a solid to a liquid, is the opposite of freezing. For most substances, the melting and freezing points are the same temperature.
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Noun
1. the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
(synonym) freeze
(hypernym) cooling, chilling, temperature reduction
(hyponym) freeze-drying, lyophilization, lyophilisation
(derivation) freeze

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

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Freeze
  

(a.)
Tending to freeze; for freezing; hence, cold or distant in manner.