1. (noun) freeze, freezing
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
Synonyms: frost, freezing, freeze, halt Antonyms: unblock, unfreeze, boil, free, release
2. (noun) freeze, frost
weather cold enough to cause freezing
Synonyms: hoarfrost, hoar, halt, frost, freeze, freezing, rime, icing Antonyms: release, unblock, free, unfreeze, boil
3. (noun) freeze, halt
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
Synonyms: stay, hitch, stoppage, halt, frost, check, freeze, arrest, stop, freezing Antonyms: boil, unblock, release, free, unfreeze
4. (verb) freeze
fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
Synonyms: frost, freezing, halt Antonyms: boil, release, free, unfreeze, unblock
5. (verb) freeze, stop dead
stop moving or become immobilized
Synonyms: block, stop dead, immobilize, freeze, suspend, freeze down, freeze out, immobilise Antonyms: release, unfreeze, boil, free, unblock
6. (verb) freeze
change to ice
Synonyms: immobilise, freeze out, freeze down, block, stop dead, suspend, immobilize Antonyms: unfreeze, unblock, release, boil, free
7. (verb) freeze
be cold
Synonyms: immobilise, freeze out, freeze down, block, stop dead, suspend, immobilize Antonyms: free, unfreeze, unblock, boil, release
8. (verb) freeze
cause to freeze
Synonyms: immobilise, freeze out, freeze down, block, stop dead, suspend, immobilize Antonyms: unfreeze, free, boil, release, unblock
9. (verb) freeze, suspend
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
Synonyms: block, stop dead, immobilize, set aside, freeze, suspend, freeze down, debar, freeze out, immobilise Antonyms: boil, unfreeze, free, release, unblock
10. (verb) freeze
be very cold, below the freezing point
Synonyms: immobilise, freeze out, freeze down, block, stop dead, suspend, immobilize Antonyms: unblock, unfreeze, release, free, boil
11. (verb) freeze, freeze out, freeze down
change from a liquid to a solid when cold
Synonyms: block, stop dead, immobilize, freeze, suspend, freeze down, freeze out, immobilise Antonyms: unblock, unfreeze, free, boil, release
12. (verb) freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
Synonyms: pin, block up, lug, trap, halt, obturate, suspend, jam, block off, close up, blank out, freeze, obstruct, deflect, parry, embarrass, kibosh, draw a blank, freeze down, hinder, impede, block, forget, freeze out, immobilize, stop, stuff, stymy, stop dead, blockade, immobilise, bar, occlude, barricade, choke up, stymie Antonyms: unfreeze, free, boil, release, unblock
13. (verb) freeze
anesthetize by cold
Synonyms: immobilise, freeze out, freeze down, block, stop dead, suspend, immobilize Antonyms: boil, unfreeze, release, unblock, free
14. (verb) freeze
suddenly behave coldly and formally
Synonyms: immobilise, freeze out, freeze down, block, stop dead, suspend, immobilize Antonyms: boil, free, release, unfreeze, unblock
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