| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
freezes, freezing, froze, frozen |
| definition 1: |
to become hardened into ice or a solid form through loss of heat.
The water in our pond usually freezes in January.- antonyms:
- melt, thaw
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| definition 2: |
to become clogged by ice.
The water pipes froze when our furnace was broken last winter. |
| definition 3: |
to lose mobility or flexibility; become rigid.
The lock has frozen and I can't get into my car. |
| definition 4: |
to suddenly stop or become immobile.
His face froze in fear.- similar words:
- check, lock
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| definition 5: |
to feel the effects of intense cold.
She said she was freezing and went back inside.- antonyms:
- overheat, thaw
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| definition 6: |
to die of intense cold.
You must bring the dog inside! He'll freeze out there.Some of the homeless people froze to death in the bitter cold. |
| related words: |
chill, congeal, halt |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to make into ice or a solid form by subjecting to cold.
I accidentally froze the orange juice.- antonyms:
- melt, thaw
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| definition 2: |
to store food at a very low temperature so that it becomes solid and able to be preserved for a lengthy period of time.
Freeze the meat if you do not plan to cook it right away. |
| definition 3: |
to make immobile or inflexible; make rigid.
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| definition 4: |
to cause to feel the effects of intense cold.
The wind froze her cheeks.- antonyms:
- overheat, thaw
- similar words:
- nip
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| definition 5: |
to cause to die from intense cold.
The icy wind froze the poor creatures. |
| definition 6: |
to cause to stop or become suddenly rigid.
Shock and fear froze him in his tracks. |
| definition 7: |
to stop the further manufacture of.
That group is working to freeze nuclear weapons. |
| definition 8: |
to fix (wages, prices, or the like) at a certain level.
- antonyms:
- change
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| related words: |
bite, chill, fascinate, halt, process |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of freezing or state of being frozen.
- antonyms:
- melt, thaw
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| definition 2: |
a period of severely cold weather.
- antonyms:
- thaw
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| definition 3: |
the halting of a process such as the rise of prices or the manufacture of weapons.
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| derivation: |
freezable (adj.) |