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Freeze
friːz
- (with reference to a liquid) turn or be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold
"in the winter the milk froze"
- become or cause to become blocked, covered, or rigid with ice
"the pipes had frozen"
- be so cold that one feels near death (often used hyperbolically)
"you'll freeze to death standing there"
- (of the weather) be at or below freezing
"at night it froze again"
- deprive (a part of the body) of feeling, especially by the application of a chilled anaesthetic substance
- stare coldly at (someone); treat coldly
"she would freeze him with a look when he tried to talk to her"
- store (something) at a very low temperature in order to preserve it
"the cake can be frozen"
- (of food) be able to be preserved at a very low temperature
"this soup freezes well"
- become suddenly motionless or paralysed with fear or shock
"she froze in horror"
- stop moving when ordered
"she came out with a revolver and told the boys to freeze"
- hold (something) at a fixed level or in a fixed state for a period of time
"new spending on defence was to be frozen"
- prevent (assets) from being used for a period of time
"the charity's bank account has been frozen"
- stop (a moving image) at a particular frame when filming or viewing
"the camera will set fast shutter speeds to freeze the action"
- (of a computer screen) become temporarily locked because of system problems
- an act of holding or being held at a fixed level or in a fixed state
"workers faced a pay freeze"
- a period of frost or very cold weather
"the big freeze surprised the weathermen"