"freezing" in the noun sense
1. freeze, freezing
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
"freezing" in the verb sense
1. freeze, stop dead
stop moving or become immobilized
"When he saw the police car he froze"
2. freeze
change to ice
"The water in the bowl froze"
3. freeze
be cold
"I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
4. freeze
cause to freeze
"Freeze the leftover food"
5. freeze, suspend
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
"Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"
6. freeze
be very cold, below the freezing point
"It is freezing in Kalamazoo"
7. freeze, freeze out, freeze down
change from a liquid to a solid when cold
"Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"
8. freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets
"Blocked funds"
"Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
9. freeze
anesthetize by cold
10. freeze
suddenly behave coldly and formally
"She froze when she saw her ex-husband"
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