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- Dictionaryfreeze/friːz/
verb
- 1. (with reference to a liquid) turn or be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold: "in the winter the milk froze"
- 2. store (something) at a very low temperature in order to preserve it: "the cake can be frozen" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an act of holding or being held at a fixed level or in a fixed state: "workers faced a pay freeze" Similar
- 2. a period of frost or very cold weather: "the big freeze surprised the weathermen" Similar Opposite
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FREEZE definition: 1. If you freeze something, you lower its temperature below 0°C, causing it to become cold and…. Learn more.
1. a. : to become congealed into ice by cold. b. : to solidify as a result of abstraction of heat. c. : to withstand freezing. the bread freezes well. 2. : to become chilled with cold. almost froze to death. 3. : to adhere solidly by or as if by freezing. pressure caused the metals to freeze. 4. : to become fixed or motionless.
Freeze definition: to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.. See examples of FREEZE used in a sentence.
noun. the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid.
1. a. To pass from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat. b. To acquire a surface or coat of ice from cold: The lake froze over in January. Bridges freeze before the adjacent roads. 2. To become clogged or jammed because of the formation of ice: The pipes froze in the basement. 3.
to change (a liquid) into a solid as a result of a reduction in temperature, or (of a liquid) to solidify in this way, esp to convert or be converted into ice. 2. (when intr, sometimes foll by over or up) to cover, clog, or harden with ice, or become so covered, clogged, or hardened. the lake froze over last week.
(with reference to a liquid) turn or be turned into ice or another sol.... Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
to suddenly stop moving, especially because you are frightened: She saw someone outside the window and froze. freeze verb (LEVEL) to fix the level of something such as a price or rate so that it does not increase. freeze verb (COMPUTER)
freeze meaning, definition, what is freeze: if a liquid or something wet freezes or ...: Learn more.
[transitive] freeze something to keep something, especially food, at a very low temperature in order to preserve it. Can you freeze this cake? The organ samples were immediately frozen in liquid nitrogen.
