Freeze Meaning and Definition

Word: Freeze

How to pronounce: friːz

Verb

Definitions:

1. (of a liquid) be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold.

Example sentences: "In the winter the milk froze"

2. Store (something) at a very low temperature in order to preserve it.

Example sentences: "The cake can be frozen"

3. Become suddenly motionless or paralyzed with fear or shock.

Example sentences: "Mathewson froze on the spot, unable to take the next step"

4. Hold (something) at a fixed level or in a fixed state for a period of time.

Example sentences: "New spending on defense was to be frozen"

Noun

Definitions:

1. An act of holding or being held at a fixed level or in a fixed state.

Example sentences: "Workers faced a pay freeze"

2. A period of frost or very cold weather.

Example sentences: "The big freeze surprised the weathermen"

Synonyms:

freezing

frost

cold

ice

curdle

congeal

stiffen

harden

being cold

solidify

thicken

refrigerate

freeze out

suspend

halt

fade

die away

fix

immobilize

set

jell

block

Antonyms:

thaw

melt

antifreeze

unfreeze

defreeze

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Freeze in Other Languages...

Spanish: Congelar

German: Frieren

French: Geler

Italian: Congelare

Turkish: Donakalmak