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freeze

verb

/friːz/

Meaning

to become solid due to cold; to preserve by cold

To turn into ice or cause to become hard due to extreme cold.

Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius.

The water in the lake will freeze during winter.

freeze up

solidify, ice, chill, preserve, harden, stiffen

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solidify, ice, chill, preserve

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ice, chill, harden, solidify, stiffen

melt, thaw, heat, warm

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melt, thaw, heat, warm

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melt, thaw, heat

freeze water, freeze food, freeze up, freeze solid, freeze assets, freeze to death

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freeze water, freeze food, freeze up, freeze solid

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freeze water, freeze assets, freeze to death, freeze up

to choose from a number of alternatives; to pick out

to press or squeeze something so that it becomes smaller

To exclude someone from a group or society.

To split apart or separate, especially with force.

to do something considered beneath one's dignity

to control or maintain according to rules or laws