freeze
/ˈfɹiːz/noun, verb1 syllable
Freeze means: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets).
Synonyms for freeze11
noun, as in the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
noun, as in weather cold enough to cause freezing
noun, as in an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
verb, as in prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
verb, as in change to ice
verb, as in change from a liquid to a solid when cold
verb, as in stop moving or become immobilized
verb, as in stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
Opposites of freeze
What does freeze mean?14
verb
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)“Blocked funds”
change to ice“The water in the bowl froze”
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”
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it“Suspend the aid to the war-torn country”
be cold“I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on”
cause to freeze“Freeze the leftover food”
be very cold, below the freezing point“It is freezing in Kalamazoo”
anesthetize by cold
suddenly behave coldly and formally“She froze when she saw her ex-husband”
noun
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
weather cold enough to cause freezing
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement“a halt in the arms race”
fixing (of prices or wages etc.) at a particular level“a freeze on hiring”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with freeze?54
three syllables
Show 40 near rhymes
Freeze in a sentence
- If you want to keep meat for long, freeze it.unknown
- During lengthy cold spells, the lakes and rivers freeze over.sundown
- During significant cold spells, the lakes and rivers freeze over.sundown
- If you want to keep meat for a long time, freeze it.CK
- When there are significant spells of cold weather, the lakes and rivers freeze over.sundown
- Over night, there's supposed to be a deep freeze.letsgolanguages
- When water freezes and becomes solid, we call it ice.unknown
- With the exceptions of the polar regions, salty ocean water rarely freezes.Hybrid
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of freeze
as a noun
- plural
- freezes
as a verb
- past tense
- froze
- past participle
- frozen
- present participle
- freezing
- third-person singular
- freezes