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Meaning of freeze

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  freeze
      n 1: the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to
           a solid [syn: {freeze}, {freezing}]
      2: weather cold enough to cause freezing [syn: {freeze},
         {frost}]
      3: an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or
         movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze" [syn:
         {freeze}, {halt}]
      4: fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a
         freeze on hiring"
      v 1: stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police
           car he froze" [syn: {freeze}, {stop dead}]
      2: change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze" [ant: {boil}]
      3: be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air
         conditioning is turned on"
      4: cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food"
      5: stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it;
         "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country" [syn: {freeze},
         {suspend}]
      6: be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in
         Kalamazoo"
      7: change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at
         32 degrees Fahrenheit" [syn: {freeze}, {freeze out}, {freeze
         down}]
      8: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds";
         "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn:
         {freeze}, {block}, {immobilize}, {immobilise}] [ant: {free},
         {release}, {unblock}, {unfreeze}]
      9: anesthetize by cold
      10: suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw
          her ex-husband"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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