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# freeze

verb (freeze, freezes, froze, frozen, freezing); noun (a freeze, freezes)

«freeze» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Of a liquid: to become solid ice because it is very cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freeze/#m1)
2. To keep food very cold in a freezer so it lasts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freeze/#m2)
3. To feel very cold: «I'm freezing!». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freeze/#m3)
4. To stop moving suddenly and stay still, often from fear: «Freeze!». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freeze/#m4)
5. Of a computer or screen: to stop working. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freeze/#m5)
6. A noun: a time of very cold weather; or a stop: a price freeze. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freeze/#m6)

### In the lessons

In science: water freezes at 0 °C (32 °F); freezing is the change from liquid to solid, the opposite of melting; water gets bigger when it freezes, so bottles can crack and pipes burst. In safety: frozen ponds may have thin ice — stay off; frostbite in freezing weather; freeze and back away slowly from some animals. Phrases: freezing point, freezing cold, frozen food, freeze up, freeze to death, brain freeze, play musical statues (freeze).

### Examples

- Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freeze/#x1)
- We freeze leftover soup to eat later. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freeze/#x2)
- I'm freezing — where's my coat? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freeze/#x3)
- The rabbit froze when it saw the fox. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freeze/#x4)
- My game froze, so I restarted it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freeze/#x5)
- The pond froze overnight, but the ice is too thin to walk on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freeze/#x6)
- Ice cream gave me brain freeze. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freeze/#x7)
- Freeze! said the teacher, and everyone stood still. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freeze/#x8)
- ‘My dear child, it is far too cold; you might freeze to death.’ [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freeze/#x9)

### Note

Irregular: freeze, froze, frozen (not «freezed»). Homophone: «frieze» (a pattern on a wall). In maths and science: 0 °C = 32 °F is the freezing point of water; salt water freezes at a lower temperature. Never refreeze defrosted meat without cooking it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «freeze» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freeze/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«freeze» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/freeze.html) on Mova free.