freeze | |
1. v. (intransitive) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. | |
2. v. To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard. | |
Don't freeze meat twice. | |
3. v. (intransitive) To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice. | |
It didn't freeze this winter, but last winter was very harsh. | |
4. v. (intransitive, informal) To be affected by extreme cold. | |
It's freezing in here! | |
Don't go outside wearing just a t-shirt; you'll freeze! | |
5. v. (intransitive) (of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning). | |
Since the last update, the program freezes / freezes up after a few minutes of use. | |
6. v. (intransitive) (of people and other animals) To stop (become motionless) or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc. | |
Despite all of the rehearsals, I froze up as soon as I got on stage. | |
7. v. To cause someone to become motionless. | |
8. v. (figuratively) To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize. | |
Over time, he froze towards her, and ceased to react to her friendly advances. | |
9. v. To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill. | |
10. v. To prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets | |
The court froze the criminal's bank account. | |
11. s. A period of intensely cold weather. | |
12. s. A halt of a regular operation. | |
13. s. (computer) The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs. | |
14. s. (curling) A precise draw weight shot where a delivered stone comes to a stand-still against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to knock out. | |
15. s. (specifically, in finance) A block on pay rises. | |
16. s. obsolete form of frieze | |