freeze

1. Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. (intransitive) · The lake froze solid.
2. To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard. (transitive) · Don't freeze meat twice.
3. To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice. (intransitive) · It didn't freeze this winter, but last winter was very harsh.
4. To be affected by extreme cold. (informal, intransitive) · It's freezing in here!· Don't go outside wearing just a t-shirt; you'll freeze!
5. Of a machine or system, to come to a sudden halt, to stop working (functioning). (intransitive) · Since the last update, the program freezes after a few minutes of use.
6. Of a person or other animal, to stop (become motionless) or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc. (intransitive) · Despite all of the rehearsals, I froze as soon as I got on stage.
7. To cause someone to become motionless. (transitive)
8. To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize. (figuratively) · Over time, he froze towards her, and ceased to react to her friendly advances.

He/she/it freezes · Past froze · Past participle frozen · -ing form freezing