verb intrans
to become congealed into a solid, e.g. ice, by cold
to convert (e.g. water) from a liquid to a solid by cold
to become or make chilled with cold
We almost froze to death
to stick solidly by freezing, or as if by freezing
to preserve (e.g. food) by freezing the water content and maintaining at a temperature below 0°C
to become or cause to become clogged with ice
The water pipes froze
to be capable of undergoing freezing for preservation
Do strawberries freeze well?
to become fixed or motionless; esp to abruptly cease acting or speaking
to become coldly formal or hostile in manner
said of a computer screen: to stop working temporarily due to a fault, lack of memory, or other problem
to convert (e.g. water) from a liquid to a solid by cold
to make (something) extremely cold
to act on (something), usu destructively, by frost
to anaesthetize (a part of the body) by cold, or as if by cold
The injection froze her gum
to cause to become fixed or unalterable
to preserve (e.g. food) by freezing the water content and maintaining at a temperature below 0°C
to cause (somebody or something) to become fixed, immovable, or unalterable, as if paralysed
to immobilize the expenditure, withdrawal, or exchange of (foreign-owned bank balances) by government regulation