Synonyms: freeze
Definition: fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
Usage: a freeze on hiring
Similar words: restriction, limitation
Definition: an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
Definition: an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
Usage: a halt in the arms race; a nuclear freeze
Similar words: pause
Definition: temporary inactivity
Definition: weather cold enough to cause freezing
Similar words: cold weather
Definition: a period of unusually cold weather
Definition: the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
Similar words: cooling, chilling, temperature reduction
Definition: the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
Similar words: phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change
Definition: a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
Synonyms: freeze
Definition: suddenly behave coldly and formally
Usage: She froze when she saw her ex-husband
Similar words: act, behave, do
Definition: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
Usage: You should act like an adult; Don't behave like a fool; What makes her do this way?; The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people
Synonyms: freeze
Definition: anesthetize by cold
Similar words: anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize, put out, put under
Definition: administer an anesthetic drug to
Usage: The patient must be anesthetized before the operation; anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth
Synonyms: freeze
Definition: be cold
Usage: I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on
Similar words: suffer
Definition: feel unwell or uncomfortable
Usage: She is suffering from the hot weather
Synonyms: immobilise, immobilize, freeze, block
Definition: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
Usage: Blocked funds; Freeze the assets of this hostile government
Similar words: keep back, withhold
Definition: hold back; refuse to hand over or share
Usage: The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room
Definition: stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
Usage: Suspend the aid to the war-torn country
Similar words: break, interrupt
Definition: terminate
Usage: She interrupted her pregnancy; break a lucky streak; break the cycle of poverty
Synonyms: freeze
Definition: change to ice
Usage: The water in the bowl froze
Similar words: turn, change state
Definition: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Usage: We turned from Socialism to Capitalism; The people turned against the President when he stole the election
Synonyms: freeze
Definition: cause to freeze
Usage: Freeze the leftover food
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: freeze, freeze down, freeze out
Definition: change from a liquid to a solid when cold
Usage: Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit
Definition: stop moving or become immobilized
Usage: When he saw the police car he froze
Similar words: stand still
Definition: remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile
Usage: Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by