freezes

Meanings

Noun

• the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
• weather cold enough to cause freezing
• an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
• fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
• plural of freeze

Verb

• stop moving or become immobilized
• change to ice
• be cold
• cause to freeze
• stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
• be very cold, below the freezing point
• change from a liquid to a solid when cold
  • "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"
• prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
• anesthetize by cold
• suddenly behave coldly and formally
• third-person singular simple present indicative of freeze

Synonyms

block, freeze, freeze down, freeze out, freezing, frost, halt, immobilise, immobilize, stop dead, suspend

Antonyms

boil, unblock, unfreeze