freeze in WordNet English dictionary

1. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
   "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
   freeze  block  immobilize  immobilise 
   
2. be cold
   "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
   freeze 
   
3. anesthetize by cold
   freeze 
   
4. suddenly behave coldly and formally
   "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"
   freeze 
   
5. change to ice
   "The water in the bowl froze"
   freeze 
   
6. stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
   "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"
   freeze  suspend 
   
7. cause to freeze
   "Freeze the leftover food"
   freeze 
   
8. change from a liquid to a solid when cold
   "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"
   freeze  freeze out  freeze down 
   
9. stop moving or become immobilized
   "When he saw the police car he froze"
   freeze  stop dead 
   
10. be very cold, below the freezing point
    "It is freezing in Kalamazoo"
    freeze 
    

1. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
   "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
   freeze  halt 
   
2. fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
   "a freeze on hiring"
   freeze 
   
3. weather cold enough to cause freezing
   freeze  frost 
   
4. the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
   freeze  freezing