· stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze"

Synonym(s): stop_dead

Hypernym(s): stand_still

· change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze"

Hypernym(s): change_state, turn

Antonym(s): boil

· be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"

Hypernym(s): suffer

· cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food"

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify

· stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"

Synonym(s): suspend

Hypernym(s): interrupt, break

· be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo"

· change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"

Synonym(s): freeze_out, freeze_down

Hypernym(s): solidify

· prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"

Synonym(s): block, immobilize, immobilise

Hypernym(s): withhold, keep_back

Antonym(s): unfreeze

· anesthetize by cold

Hypernym(s): anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put_under, put_out

· suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"

Hypernym(s): act, behave, do

· turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold; "the frozen North"; "frozen pipes"; "children skating on a frozen brook"

Antonym(s): unfrozen

· absolutely still; "frozen with horror"; "they stood rooted in astonishment"

Synonym(s): rooted, stock-still

· devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"

Synonym(s): frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, wintry

· not thawed

· (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen foods"

Synonym(s): flash-frozen, quick-frozen

· not convertible to cash; "frozen assets"

· incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; "living on fixed incomes"

Synonym(s): fixed