Definition of "Freeze" :

noun: fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level

"A freeze on hiring."

noun: an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

"A nuclear freeze."

noun: weather cold enough to cause freezing

noun: the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

verb: suddenly behave coldly and formally

verb: anesthetize by cold

verb: be cold

"I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on."

verb: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

"Freeze the assets of this hostile government."

verb: stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it

verb: change to ice

verb: cause to freeze

"Freeze the leftover food."

verb: change from a liquid to a solid when cold

"Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit."

verb: stop moving or become immobilized

verb: be very cold, below the freezing point