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freeze

1. freeze \'fre-z\ \'fro-z\ \'fro-z-*n\ vb or froze;  or fro.zen or 
   freez.ing [ME fresen, fr. OE fre-osan; akin to OHG friosan to freeze], L 
   prunia hoarfrost 1: to become congealed into ice by cold : SOLIDIFY  2a: to 
   become chilled with cold {almost froze to death}  2b: to become coldly 
   formal in manner  3: to adhere solidly by freezing  4: to become clogged 
   with ice {the water pipes froze}  5: to become fixed or motionless; esp : 
   to become incapable of act ing or speaking 1: to harden into ice  2a: to 
   make extremely cold : CHILL  2b: to act toward in a stiff and formal way  
   3a: to act on usu. destructively by frost  3b: to anesthetize by cold  4: 
   to cause to grip tightly or remain in immovable contact  5a: to cause to 
   become fixed, immovable, or unalterable  5b: to forbid further manufacture, 
   use, or sale of (a raw material)  5c: to immobilize by governmental 
   regulation the expenditure, withdrawal,  or exchange of (foreign-owned bank 
   balances)
2. freeze n 1: a state of weather marked by low temperature  2a: an act or 
   instance of freezing  2b: the state of being frozen