Definition of "freeze" []

• To pass from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat. (verb-intransitive)
• To acquire a surface or coat of ice from cold: The lake froze over in January. Bridges freeze before the adjacent roads. (verb-intransitive)
• To become clogged or jammed because of the formation of ice: The pipes froze in the basement. (verb-intransitive)
• To be at that degree of temperature at which ice forms: It may freeze tonight. (verb-intransitive)
• To be killed or harmed by cold or frost: They almost froze to death. Mulch keeps garden plants from freezing. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The beginning, where all the children of Britain freeze, is nicely spooky, but then we cut to Gwen (Eve Myles) getting back to work."
• ""Netanyahu needs to show that extending the freeze is a very, very difficult thing to do and it's going to cost him a lot, and if its going to cost him he will need some compensation," said a senior Israeli official."
• "Naturally the credit industry, our close friends who care only that we are properly served a healthy portion of credit, think that such a freeze is a problem and consumers will not be happy."