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fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring" an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze" weather cold enough to cause freezing the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband" anesthetize by cold be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on" prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country" change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze" cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food" change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit" stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze" be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo" |
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