freeze

(noun) the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid. Synonyms: freezing.

(noun) weather cold enough to cause freezing. Synonyms: frost.

(noun) an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement. Synonyms: halt. Examples: "A halt in the arms race." "A nuclear freeze."

(noun) fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level. Example: "A freeze on hiring."

(verb) stop moving or become immobilized. Synonyms: stop dead. Example: "When he saw the police car he froze."

(verb) change to ice. Example: "The water in the bowl froze."

(verb) be cold. Example: "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on."

(verb) cause to freeze. Example: "Freeze the leftover food."

(verb) stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it. Synonyms: suspend. Example: "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country."

(verb) be very cold, below the freezing point. Example: "It is freezing in kalamazoo."

(verb) change from a liquid to a solid when cold. Synonyms: freeze out, freeze down. Example: "Water freezes at 32 degrees fahrenheit."

(verb) prohibit the conversion or use of (assets). Synonyms: block, immobilize, immobilise. Examples: "Blocked funds." "Freeze the assets of this hostile government."

(verb) anesthetize by cold.

(verb) suddenly behave coldly and formally. Example: "She froze when she saw her ex-husband."