freeze

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freeze  /f ˈriz/ ? Meaning of "freeze"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
  2. (n) weather cold enough to cause freezing
  3. (n) an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
  4. (n) fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
  5. (v) stop moving or become immobilized
  6. (v) change to ice
  7. (v) be cold
  8. (v) cause to freeze
  9. (v) stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
  10. (v) be very cold, below the freezing point
  11. (v) change from a liquid to a solid when cold
  12. (v) prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
  13. (v) anesthetize by cold
  14. (v) suddenly behave coldly and formally

Synonym(s)

frost, freezing, block, immobilise, immobilize, suspend

Antonyms(s)

boil

Derived Word(s)

freezer, freezing

Usage(s):

  1. The Bush Administration's mortgage rate freeze sounds like a life raft for strapped homeowners, but it may do more harm than good.
  2. Instead, Netanyahu offered a partial and time-limited freeze and appeared to force the President of the United States to back down.
  3. If the wage and price freeze has done anything for the American character, it has unleashed a streak of latent vigilantism.

Quotes

  1. "It took a while for the credit system to freeze up; it's going to take a while for the credit system to thaw," Bush said in a speech in Washington to the US Chamber of Commerce, the world's biggest business federation representing more than 3...
    on Oct 17, 2008 By: President Bush Source: Bloomberg

  2. "During this period of economic emergency, families are tightening their belts, and so should Washington," Mr. Obama said. "That's why I am instituting a pay freeze on the salaries of my senior White House staff. Some of the people in this...
    on Jan 22, 2009 By: Barack Obama Source: Financial Post

  3. "We will be imposing a freeze on all other official bilateral business with Iran until this situation is resolved," Beckett said in a statement in the House of Commons.
    on Mar 28, 2007 By: Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett Source: Xinhua

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