FREEZES - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

Example: a halt in the arms race; a nuclear freeze

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

weather cold enough to cause freezing

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

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

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

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

Example: a freeze on hiring

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Verb

suddenly behave coldly and formally

Example: She froze when she saw her ex-husband

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

stop moving or become immobilized

Example: When he saw the police car he froze

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

anesthetize by cold

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Verb

prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

Example: Blocked funds; Freeze the assets of this hostile government

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Verb

be very cold, below the freezing point

Example: It is freezing in Kalamazoo

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Verb

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

Example: Suspend the aid to the war-torn country

Meaning 11

Part of speech: Verb

change to ice

Example: The water in the bowl froze

Meaning 12

Part of speech: Verb

cause to freeze

Example: Freeze the leftover food

Meaning 13

Part of speech: Verb

change from a liquid to a solid when cold

Example: Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit

Meaning 14

Part of speech: Verb

be cold

Example: I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on