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US
/ˈfɹiz/
]
[ UK /fɹˈiːz/ ]
[ UK /fɹˈiːz/ ]
NOUN
-
fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
a freeze on hiring -
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
a halt in the arms race
a nuclear freeze - weather cold enough to cause freezing
- the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
VERB
-
suddenly behave coldly and formally
She froze when she saw her ex-husband -
change from a liquid to a solid when cold
Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit -
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
Suspend the aid to the war-torn country - anesthetize by cold
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prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
Blocked funds
Freeze the assets of this hostile government -
be cold
I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on -
be very cold, below the freezing point
It is freezing in Kalamazoo -
cause to freeze
Freeze the leftover food -
change to ice
The water in the bowl froze -
stop moving or become immobilized
When he saw the police car he froze
How To Use freeze In A Sentence
- Green styles this sequence like the opening credits of a 1970s cop show, freeze-framing on Chris as he leaps over a fence and zooming the titles across the screen.
- Yes | No | Report from TheEasternShore ... wrote 1 year 1 week ago no, just drag them into the middle if it is iced over then just wait until the pond unfreezes I have started a new pond. I have alot of old christmass trees.
- While the Cabinet has yet to make final decisions, ministers seemed set to approve a pay freeze.
- Workers feed them daily a mix of flakes, worms, grasshoppers and freeze-dried shrimp.
- Folk wisdom tells of the abundance that follows a freeze. Times, Sunday Times
- Hundreds of homeless people could freeze to death this winter.
- Return to the freezer, and then repeat this process about 3-4 times, every 30 minutes, or until all of the granita mixture is formed of ice crystals.
- (Coincidentally, it apparently freeze-dries into space ice cream very well.) Grist - the Latest from Grist
- Local governments are responsible for salting and gritting roads as they freeze.
- Once set, pour on the final layer of juice and refreeze. The Sun