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freeze
1 countable economicsan official decision to prevent any increase in the number, level, or rate of somethingfreeze on: There has been a freeze on the number of police officers. Synonyms and related words
The process of controlling or limiting something freeze restriction demarcation 2 singular a drop in temperature to 0° Celsius or belowA freeze is expected tonight. Synonyms and related words
Cold weather and periods of cold weather 2a a period of time when the weather is extremely cold Synonyms and related words
Cold weather and periods of cold weather
3 a time when something is not developing as it used to or shouldThe events in Hanoi ended a two-year freeze in relations between the U.S. and Viet Nam. Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 19/08/2015
freeze
1 countable economicsan official decision to prevent any increase in the number, level, or rate of somethingfreeze on: There has been a freeze on the number of police officers. Synonyms and related words
The process of controlling or limiting something freeze restriction demarcation 2 singular a drop in temperature to 0° Celsius or belowA freeze is expected tonight. Synonyms and related words
Cold weather and periods of cold weather 2a a period of time when the weather is extremely cold Synonyms and related words
Cold weather and periods of cold weather
3 a time when something is not developing as it used to or shouldThe events in Hanoi ended a two-year freeze in relations between the U.S. and Viet Nam. Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 19/08/2015
freeze
1 intransitive/transitive if water freezes, or if something freezes it, it gets very cold and changes into iceThe lake freezes in winter. frozen solid (=completely hard): The water in the cat’s bowl was frozen solid. Synonyms and related words 1a if a liquid freezes or something freezes it, it becomes solid because it has reached a low temperatureLiquid nitrogen freezes at minus 209 degrees Celsius. Synonyms and related words 1b if a substance freezes, or if something freezes it, it becomes very cold and hard Synonyms and related words 1c if a pipe freezes, or if the weather freezes it, the water inside it becomes ice Synonyms and related words
Plumbing and drainage systems 1d if something such as a lock or a machine freezes, or if something freezes it, it gets stuck and cannot moveThe blanket had frozen to the windscreen. Synonyms and related words
To stop working (of a piece of equipment)
2 transitive to preserve food or drink by making it extremely cold in a freezerYou should freeze meat on the day that you buy it. Synonyms and related words 2a intransitive if food freezes, you can preserve it in this wayStrawberries don’t freeze very well. Synonyms and related words 2b transitive if you freeze a human body or a part of the body, you preserve it by making it extremely coldThe embryos are frozen at minus 20 degrees and stored. Synonyms and related words
3 intransitive to feel extremely coldYou’ll freeze if you go out in that thin coat. freeze to death (=die from being very cold): The lambs looked as if they had frozen to death in the snow. Synonyms and related words 4 intransitive if it freezes, the temperature of the air goes down to 0° Celsius or below Synonyms and related words
Frost, icy weather and freezing 5 intransitive to stop moving and keep completely stillFreeze! Don’t move a muscle! Kate froze in horror when she saw all the blood. frozen to the spot (=unable to move because you are frightened or shocked): I stood frozen to the spot, unable to believe my eyes. Synonyms and related words 5a intransitive to stop moving or making progressTheir wine glasses frozen in mid-air, they all stared at me. It seemed as though time had frozen. Synonyms and related words
To not make progress falter fall behind not be getting/going anywhere 5b intransitive/transitive computingif a computer screen freezes, or if something freezes it, the images on it become completely still and you cannot move them because there is something wrong with the computer Synonyms and related words
What computers and computer programs do 5c transitive to stop a video or film from moving forward, especially so you can look closely at one particular picture Synonyms and related words
Film-making and theatre production animation behind the scenes cine-film
6 transitive economicsto say officially that the rate or level of something must stay the same and not increaseWages were frozen until the end of December. We are freezing prices at 2006 levels. Synonyms and related words
To limit or control something or someone draw a line in the sand limit control 7 transitive to legally stop a supply of money from being available to someoneThe courts have frozen her bank account. freeze someone’s assets (=stop someone selling their property to make money): The company’s assets could be frozen by the banks. Synonyms and related words
To stop something from continuing or developing interfere with inhibit disrupt
freeze out freeze over freeze up freeze
1 intransitive/transitive if water freezes, or if something freezes it, it gets very cold and changes into iceThe lake freezes in winter. frozen solid (=completely hard): The water in the cat’s bowl was frozen solid. Synonyms and related words 1a if a liquid freezes or something freezes it, it becomes solid because it has reached a low temperatureLiquid nitrogen freezes at minus 209 degrees Celsius. Synonyms and related words 1b if a substance freezes, or if something freezes it, it becomes very cold and hard Synonyms and related words 1c if a pipe freezes, or if the weather freezes it, the water inside it becomes ice Synonyms and related words
Plumbing and drainage systems 1d if something such as a lock or a machine freezes, or if something freezes it, it gets stuck and cannot moveThe blanket had frozen to the windscreen. Synonyms and related words
To stop working (of a piece of equipment)
2 transitive to preserve food or drink by making it extremely cold in a freezerYou should freeze meat on the day that you buy it. Synonyms and related words 2a intransitive if food freezes, you can preserve it in this wayStrawberries don’t freeze very well. Synonyms and related words 2b transitive if you freeze a human body or a part of the body, you preserve it by making it extremely coldThe embryos are frozen at minus 20 degrees and stored. Synonyms and related words
3 intransitive to feel extremely coldYou’ll freeze if you go out in that thin coat. freeze to death (=die from being very cold): The lambs looked as if they had frozen to death in the snow. Synonyms and related words 4 intransitive if it freezes, the temperature of the air goes down to 0° Celsius or below Synonyms and related words
Frost, icy weather and freezing 5 intransitive to stop moving and keep completely stillFreeze! Don’t move a muscle! Kate froze in horror when she saw all the blood. frozen to the spot (=unable to move because you are frightened or shocked): I stood frozen to the spot, unable to believe my eyes. Synonyms and related words 5a intransitive to stop moving or making progressTheir wine glasses frozen in mid-air, they all stared at me. It seemed as though time had frozen. Synonyms and related words
To not make progress lose out falter fall behind 5b intransitive/transitive computingif a computer screen freezes, or if something freezes it, the images on it become completely still and you cannot move them because there is something wrong with the computer Synonyms and related words
What computers and computer programs do 5c transitive to stop a video or movie from moving forward, especially so you can look closely at one particular picture Synonyms and related words
Movie-making and theater production animation behind the scenes cut
6 transitive to legally stop a supply of money from being available to someoneThe courts have frozen her bank account. freeze someone’s assets (=stop someone selling their property to make money): The company’s assets could be frozen by the banks. Synonyms and related words
To stop something from continuing or developing
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