| VERB | motion | freeze, stop dead | stop moving or become immobilized |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | freeze | change to ice | |
| body | freeze | be cold | |
| change | freeze | cause to freeze / freeze | |
| change | freeze, suspend | stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it | |
| weather | freeze | be very cold, below the freezing point | |
| change | freeze, freeze out, freeze down | change from a liquid / liquid to a solid when cold | |
| change | freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise | prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) | |
| body | freeze | anesthetize by cold | |
| body | freeze | suddenly behave coldly and formally | |
| NOUN | process | freeze, freezing | the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid / liquid to a solid |
| phenomenon | freeze, frost | weather cold enough to cause freezing / freezing | |
| act | freeze, halt | an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement | |
| act | freeze | fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level |
| Sounds | friy'z | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Achilles ... Yerkes: 115 rhymes with iyz... | |
| Meaning | The withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid / liquid to a solid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | freezing | |
| Narrower | freeze-drying, lyophilization, lyophilisation | A method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure |
| frost, icing | The formation of frost or ice on a surface | |
| Broader | cooling, chilling, temperature reduction | The process of becoming cooler |
| phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change | A change from one state (solid or liquid / liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition | |
| Spanish | congelación, solidificación | |
| Catalan | congelació | |
| Verbs | freeze | change to ice |
| freeze | cause to freeze / freeze | |
| Meaning | weather cold enough to cause freezing / freezing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | frost | |
| Broader | cold weather | A period of unusually cold weather |
| Spanish | helada | |
| Catalan | gelada, glaçada | |
| Verbs | freeze | be cold |
| freeze | be very cold, below the freezing point | |
| Meaning | An interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a nuclear freeze" | |
| Synonym | halt | |
| Broader | pause | temporary inactivity |
| Spanish | alto | |
| Catalan | alto | |
| Verbs | freeze | stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it |
| Meaning | fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a freeze on hiring" | |
| Narrower | hiring freeze | A freeze on hiring |
| price freeze | A freeze of prices at a given level | |
| wage freeze | A freeze of wages at a given level | |
| Broader | limitation, restriction | An act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) |
| Spanish | congelación | |
| Verbs | freeze | prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) |
| Meaning | stop moving or become immobilized. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | stop dead | |
| Narrower | fixate, settle on | Become fixed (on) |
| Broader | stand still | Remain in place |
| Meaning | change to ice. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The water freezes | |
| Entails | solidify | Become solid |
| Caused by | freeze | Cause to freeze / freeze |
| Narrower | glaciate | Become frozen and covered with glaciers |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Opposite | boil | Come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor |
| Similar to | freeze, freeze out, freeze down | change from a liquid / liquid to a solid when cold |
| Spanish | congelarse, congelar, helarse | |
| Catalan | congelar-se, gelar-se, glaçar-se | |
| Nouns | freeze, freezing | the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid / liquid to a solid |
| Meaning | Be cold. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody's (body part) ----s | |
| Example | "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on" | |
| Broader | suffer | Feel unwell or uncomfortable |
| Spanish | congelar, helarse | |
| Catalan | congelar, gelar-se | |
| Nouns | freeze | weather cold enough to cause freezing / freezing |
| Meaning | Cause to freeze / freeze. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The chefs freeze the vegetables | |
| Example | "Freeze the leftover food" | |
| Cause to | freeze | change to ice |
| Narrower | deep freeze | store in a deep-freeze, as for conservation |
| ice | Cause to become ice or icy | |
| quick-freeze, flash-freeze | freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | congelarse, congelar, helarse, helar | |
| Catalan | congelar-se, congelar, gelar-se, gelar, glaçar-se, glaçar | |
| Nouns | freeze, freezing | the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid / liquid to a solid |
| freezer | electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time | |
| Meaning | stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | suspend | |
| Broader | interrupt, break | terminate |
| Spanish | congelar, suspender | |
| Catalan | congelar, suspendre | |
| Nouns | freeze | an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement |
| Meaning | Be very cold, below the freezing point. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | It is ----ing | |
| Model | It was freezeing all day long | |
| Entailed by | ice up, frost over, ice over | Become covered with a layer of ice |
| Spanish | congelarse, congelar, helar | |
| Catalan | congelar-se, congelar, gelar | |
| Nouns | freeze | weather cold enough to cause freezing / freezing |
| freezing | the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid / liquid to a solid | |
| Meaning | change from a liquid / liquid to a solid when cold. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit" | |
| Synonyms | freeze out, freeze down | |
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Broader | solidify | Become solid |
| Similar to | freeze | change to ice |
| Spanish | congelarse, congelar, helarse, helar | |
| Catalan | congelar-se, congelar, fargar, forjar, gelar-se, gelar, glaçar-se, glaçar | |
| Nouns | freezing | the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid / liquid to a solid |
| Meaning | prohibit the conversion or use of (assets). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They freeze the money | |
| Example | "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" | |
| Synonyms | block, immobilize, immobilise | |
| Broader | withhold, keep back | hold back |
| Opposite | unblock, unfreeze, free, release | make (assets) available |
| Spanish | bloquear, congelar | |
| Catalan | blocar, congelar | |
| Nouns | freeze | fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level |
| Meaning | Anesthetize by cold. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Category | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments |
| Broader | anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put under, put out | Administer an anesthetic drug to |
| Spanish | anestesiar por congelación | |
| Meaning | Suddenly behave coldly and formally. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | act, behave, do | Behave in a certain manner |
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