freeze1 verbfreeze2 noun
freezefreeze1 /friːz/ ●●● S3 W3 verb (past tense froze /frəʊz $ froʊz/, past participle frozen /ˈfrəʊzən $ ˈfroʊ-/) 
WORD ORIGINfreeze1
Origin:
Old English freosanVERB TABLE
freeze
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | freeze |
| he, she, it | freezes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | froze |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have frozen |
| he, she, it | has frozen | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had frozen |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will freeze |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have frozen |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am freezing |
| he, she, it | is freezing | |
| you, we, they | are freezing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was freezing |
| you, we, they | were freezing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been freezing |
| he, she, it | has been freezing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been freezing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be freezing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been freezing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- All government employees have had their salaries frozen at last year's levels.
- Dole urged fellow Republicans to back his plan to freeze state spending and cut taxes.
- Don't freeze the rolls for longer than three weeks.
- Hey! The milk's frozen solid!
- Run a thin stream of water to help keep the pipes from freezing.
- The city may have to freeze the hiring of new police officers.
- The cold weather froze firefighters' hoses.
- The company has announced that it intends to freeze all salaries for a year.
- The court issued an order freezing the company's assets temporarily.
- The water in the lake used to freeze most winters, and then it was good for skating.
- You'll freeze if you don't put a coat on.
- You can freeze any leftover chili for another meal.
- You can make a big batch and freeze some of it for later.
- An increase in state pensions, due in November, was frozen.
- And at this point, all of us froze, because we all knew the awful reality we were in.
- As soon as the music stops everyone freezes.
- As the ground freezes over the winter, many species of plants on the Great Plains come loose and become tumbleweeds.
Longman Language Activatorto make food and drink cold
to make food cold when it has been hot or warm: · Blow on the soup first to cool it.· Cool the jam by stirring it before putting it into jars.
to make food or drink very cold, without freezing it: · Chill the salad for an hour or two before serving.· Put some ice in the sink, and we'll chill the drinks in there.
to make something extremely cold so that it freezes, in order to preserve it for a long time: · You can make a big batch and freeze some of it for later.· Don't freeze the rolls for longer than three weeks.
to put food or drink in a refrigerator in order to keep it cold and fresh: · Cover the bowl and refrigerate the dough overnight.· Poultry, fish, and seafood should be kept refrigerated.
computer problems if a computer or a piece of software crashes , or if you crash it, it suddenly and unexpectedly stops working: · My computer crashed, and we couldn't get it working again.
if a computer screen freezes , the computer will not accept any instructions because of a fault and everything on the screen is fixed in position: · The screen froze up, it crashed, and I lost all my work.
if a computer system is down , it has stopped working because of a fault or a problem: · Our computers are down right now, could you call back in an hour?go down: · The whole network went down without any warning.
a small fault in a computer program which prevents it from working properly: · Some bug in the program meant when I typed in a letter I got a number instead.
a set of instructions that have been secretly put on a computer or a computer program, that can destroy or change information stored there. Viruses spread easily from one computer or computer program to another: · A warning has gone out about a new virus that could wipe everything off your hard disk.· You cannot get a virus from an email message alone.
a problem with a piece of hardware or software, especially when the user gives the computer an instruction which it will not accept: · Whenever I try to enter the data the computer gives me an error window.
also corrupted information on a computer that is corrupt has been damaged and can no longer be read or used by the computer: · a corrupted file· Some segments of your hard drive are corrupt.
to become hard or make something hard · The glue needs about 24 hours to harden.· Steel is hardened by heating it to a very high temperature.harden into/to · Much of the mountain consists of volcanic ash, long since hardened to jagged rock.
if a liquid such as melted metal or wax solidifies , it becomes hard: · Tools are made by pouring liquid metal into a mould and allowing it to cool and solidify.· As the lava flowed down the volcano it solidified, forming strange shapes.
if a liquid substance sets , it becomes harder - use this to talk about something that slowly becomes harder after it is mixed with water, for example, food or building materials: · Put the jelly in the fridge for an hour to set.· The concrete will take several hours to set, so make sure no one walks on it.
if a liquid freezes , it becomes hard because it has become very cold: · The water in the lake used to freeze most winters, and then it was good for skating.be frozen solid: · Hey! The milk's frozen solid!
to make something stiffer and harder: · Point your toes and stiffen the muscles in your legs.· You can stiffen curtain fabric by using a special liquid solution.
what you say to tell someone not to move · Don't move or they'll see us.· Don't move. I'll be back in five minutes.
used to tell someone not to change position or not to move any part of their body: · If you can't keep still, how can I cut your hair?· Can you keep still for a minute, Kim?· Be quiet and stay still.
used especially by police officers to tell someone to stop moving and stand completely still: · "Freeze! Drop your weapons!" shouted the policeman.
used to tell someone not to go anywhere: · Stay where you are! Don't come any closer.· I'm going to look for a telephone. You stay right where you are until I come back.
to stop walking, running etc · I was exhausted, and had to stop and rest.· Stop! Wait a minute!· I saw Maria and stopped to say hello.· We stopped at the next village to get supplies.
to slow down and stop: · The group of tourists came to a halt outside the museum.· He walked back across the restaurant and came to a halt beside our table.
to suddenly stop, especially because something has surprised or frightened you or you suddenly notice it: · Katie stopped dead and stared at him.· Francesca stopped dead in her tracks. "What did you just say?'' she demanded.
to stop moving very suddenly and stay completely still and quiet: · I froze, and listened. Someone was in my apartment.· Captain O'Leary raised his gun and shouted "Freeze!''
to make something stop happening or continuing to make someone stop doing something, or make something stop happening: · The referee stopped the fight when one of the boxers was badly injured.· It is now time to stop the war and begin negotiations for peace.· Officials are planning to take court action to stop publication of the book.stop somebody doing something: · I gave my little brother some chocolate to stop him crying.
to stop something, especially so that it never starts again: · An injury like this could put an end to her dancing career.· The outbreak of war put an end to their romance.
to finally and permanently end something that has continued for a long time: bring something to an end: · A treaty was signed which finally brought the conflict to an end.bring to an end something: · There are calls for the Prime Minister to bring to an end the uncertainty about the election date.
to make something stop changing, developing, or progressing: · The government is determined to halt the trade in illegal animal furs.· All his efforts had failed to halt the increase in street crime.
to decide that a planned action or activity should be stopped after it has already started: · The union decided to call off the strike when they were offered a 10% pay rise.· The meeting was called off at the last minute.· The hunt for the missing boy had to be called off because of severe weather conditions.
to stop an activity earlier than was planned, especially because of something unexpected such as illness or bad news: · She was forced to cut short her holiday and return to the UK.· His education was cut short when his father died of a sudden illness.
to stop an action that has been started, because it would be too dangerous to continue: · The mission was aborted after news came of the capture of the city.· The plane had already started its descent when the pilot received orders to abort his landing.
to officially order that something should be stopped, when you intend to let it start again at a later time: · We have decided to suspend all production at the factory until safety checks can be carried out.· All pay increases are to be suspended until further notice.· The trial was suspended after threats were made against witnesses.
informal to stop giving money to a plan or planned business activity so that it cannot continue: · The city council has pulled the plug on the new housing development.· Over 1000 workers lost their jobs when the company pulled the plug on plans to open ten new stores.
to keep prices or wages at the same level and not increase them: · The company has announced that it intends to freeze all salaries for a year.· All government employees have had their salaries frozen at last year's levels.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
I nearly froze to death watching that football match. The court froze their assets. She froze with horror.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The lake was frozen solid.
I nearly froze to death watching that football match. The court froze their assets. She froze with horror. (=higher than the temperature at which water freezes) Tonight, temperatures should be just above freezing.
Tonight, temperatures should be just above freezing. (=lower than the temperature at which water freezes) In winter, temperatures dip to 40 degrees below freezing.
In winter, temperatures dip to 40 degrees below freezing.· We never buy cheap frozen chicken.
· Take your gloves – it’s freezing cold out there.
· Thousands of people are starving to death.
(=stored at a very low temperature to preserve it)· I stopped at the supermarket to buy some frozen fish.
· Flights were cancelled due to freezing fog.
(=when no one’s pay is increased)· Ministers have approved a public sector pay freeze.
· That winter was so cold that the pipes froze and we had no water.
(=when prices are kept at the same level by a company or by the government)· A price freeze on nine basic goods was announced on June 14.
(=extremely cold rain)· the icy wind and freezing rain
The lake was frozen solid.· packets of frozen vegetables
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Ponds were frozen over in the London parks and a thin but icy fog concealed the raw branches of the winter trees.· I murmur as I pull on my shoes and stockings because now I will not have to walk barefoot over frozen mud.· In winter, unless they're frozen over, they're a lagoon.· The water is low in the well, and solidly frozen over.· If the mud flats freeze over, it is impossible for them to find sufficient food.· A recent snow, partly melted, had frozen over again.· They don't know about cold so intense that rivers freeze over so you can drive a horse and cart across them.· It is frozen over and looks smooth and black, like burnished steel.
NOUN· Mr Doherty was suspended and court injunctions taken to freeze both his assets and those of the computer company.· A federal judge has frozen most of the assets.· This gave wide investigative powers, and made possible the seizing, freezing and confiscation of assets.· The court decision prohibits the destruction of books and records, and freezes the defendants' assets.
· The Witham was frozen from bank to bank from Lincoln to Boston.
· He was frozen to the ground.· But it is hard to resist a plant once you see it burst forth in flawless bloom from the frozen ground.· Virginia started forward again - faster - then stopped, frozen suddenly to the ground.
· The money is frozen in the hands of a third party and not paid out to either side.· He stood back and blew on his frozen hands.· In the winter spanners and hammers froze to the hands.· A great bellow of inhuman rage froze his hand in mid air.
· The man sitting next to her grandmother wore the distinctive sharp-peaked cap of the Gestapo and Peach froze with horror.· Running through the orange grove, which already had little green oranges on, past the chickens, she froze with horror.
· Water frozen into solid ice is not available for organisms to grow, so food stays fresh.· The ground is frozen, thin ice covers the puddles between the furrows of the empty gray field.· When a plant starts to freeze, ice accumulates first in interstitial water, leaf veins and other extra-cellular spaces.· This rich broth can be used for soups or sauces or frozen in containers or ice cube trays for later use.· Sea-birds froze on the packed ice on the marshes.· The city was frozen in ice for three months.· I was frozen solid, like ice on a pond.
· I stood frozen to the spot unable to do anything.· Virginia felt frozen to the spot, unable to move a muscle.· The shock of the cage breaking froze everyone to their spot.· When she approached the youth he took a hesitant step back but froze to the spot on seeing Graham's threatening look.· He froze and studied the spot in the fog from where the movement had come.· He was frozen to the spot.· He turned to leave and was frozen to the spot.
· Wood can be glued very well by wetting it with water which is subsequently frozen.· Lift the thread slowly to see whether the water above it has frozen.· Apart from bait caught on the water, mostly frozen squid and sardines are used.· We had to go downstairs to the toilet, and in the winter the water used to freeze up.· A water main froze and broke in the neighborhood, and the streets have been flooded for two days.· More of a problem is where water has frozen inside a pipe and split the pipe.· But salt water has a lower freezing temperature than plain water.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► somebody’s blood freezesPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► when hell freezes over► boiling point/freezing point/melting point etc
- And if possible, shovel up and remove the mush before it freezes again.
- Explanation Every liquid has a certain temperature at which it freezes or melts.
- For most of the time, conditions are ideal-but, sometimes, it freezes.
- Now it freezes at night into a crust that you can walk on in the morning.
- That night it freezes hard and next morning after a brief breakfast we thaw out the boat and set off again.
- By that time I was chilled to the bone, exhausted from the relentless battering of the traffic, sullen and depressed.
- I swear you are frozen to the bone.
- The target unit is chilled to the bone, causing limbs to snap and weapons to break.
- Soaked to the skin and chilled to the marrow of her bones, she shivered uncontrollably.
- The thought made him flush hot with embarrassment even though chilled to the marrow.
- Though chilled to the marrow, Karelius was otherwise not in too bad shape.
- And they'd pull her dress off her, and it was frozen stiff.
- He was frozen stiff in the weeds beside the track.
- The wage freeze was part of a campaign to bring down inflation from 2,000-2,500 percent to a target of 13 percent.
- The 340 hourly-paid workers would not accept a wages freeze and cuts in their benefits and were sacked.
- They agreed to return to work but under protest at the wage freeze and benefits cuts.
- Those who had feared price and wage freezes were relieved.
- Three-quarters of the workforce was sacked after failing to accept a management plan which involved a wages freeze and benefit cuts.
WORD FAMILYnounfreezefreezerfreezingantifreezeadjectivefreezingfrozenverbfreezeadverbfreezing
1liquid [intransitive, transitive] if a liquid or something wet freezes or is frozen, it becomes hard and solid because the temperature is very cold: The lake had frozen overnight.2food [intransitive, transitive] to preserve food for a long time by keeping it at a very low temperature, or to be preserved in this way: I think I’ll freeze that extra meat. Tomatoes don’t freeze well.3machine/engine [intransitive] if a machine, engine, pipe etc freezes, the liquid inside it becomes solid with cold, so that it does not work properly: The water pipes have frozen.4weather it freezes if it freezes outside, the temperature falls to or below freezing point: Do you think it’ll freeze tonight?5feel cold [intransitive] to feel very cold: I nearly froze to death watching that football match.6wages/prices [transitive] if a government or company freezes wages, prices etc, they do not increase them for a period of time: The government has been forced to cut spending and freeze public-sector wages.7money/property [transitive] to legally prevent money in a bank from being spent, property from being sold etc: The court froze their assets.8stop moving [intransitive] to stop moving suddenly and stay completely still and quiet: I froze and listened; someone was in my apartment.freeze with She froze with horror.9film [transitive] to stop a DVD or video in order to be able to look at a particular part of it: He froze the picture on the screen.10somebody’s blood freezes used to say that someone is very frightened or shocked: I heard his scream and felt my blood freeze.freeze somebody ↔ out phrasal verb to deliberately prevent someone from being involved in something, by making it difficult for them, being unkind to them etc: Why did you freeze me out?freeze over phrasal verb if an area or pool of water freezes over, its surface turns into ice: The lake has frozen over.freeze up phrasal verb1if a machine, engine, or pipe freezes up, the liquid inside becomes solid with cold so that it does not work properly SYN freeze2to suddenly be unable to speak or act normally: I wouldn’t know what to say. I’d just freeze up.freeze1 verbfreeze2 noun
freezefreeze2 ●○○ noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The prime minister has announced a freeze on income tax for two years.
- Banana plants will die back in a freeze but usually return in the spring from the rootstocks.
- Other stringent measures included a freeze on tax allowances this year.
- Unless a freak freeze is experienced, an unusually warm late winter-early springtime will have Augusta National in lush heavily-grassed condition.
- Wait to prune in March, when the Gulf Coast area is usually out of danger of a hard freeze.
- While the Cabinet has yet to make final decisions, ministers seemed set to approve a pay freeze.
WORD SETS
backwater, nounbank, nounbank, verbbare, adjectivebarrier reef, nounbay, nounbayou, nounbeach, nounbeck, nounbelt, nounbillow, nounbiting, adjectivebitter, adjectiveblack ice, nounblast, nounblazing, adjectivebleach, verbblizzard, nounblow, verbblowy, adjectivebluff, nounbluster, verbblustery, adjectivebog, nounboiling, adjectiveboulder, nounbracing, adjectivebreaker, nounbreeze, nounbreezy, adjectivebrook, nounbrush, nounbrushwood, nounburn, nounbutte, nouncanyon, nouncascade, nouncataract, nouncave, nouncavern, nounchange, verbchasm, nounchoppy, adjectiveclap, nounclear, verbclement, adjectivecliff, nouncloud, nouncloudburst, nouncloudy, adjectivecoast, nouncoastal, adjectivecoastline, nouncone, nouncopse, nouncountry, nouncranny, nouncrater, nouncreation, nouncreep, verbcrisp, adjectivecrosswind, nouncumulus, nouncyclone, noundale, noundell, noundense, adjectivedew, noundewdrop, noundewfall, noundewy, adjectivedisgorge, verbdog days, noundownpour, noundownriver, adverbdownstream, adverbdownwind, adverbdrift, verbdrift, noundriftwood, noundrizzle, noundrop, verbdrop, noundrought, noundry, adjectivedry land, noundull, adjectivedune, nounduster, noundust storm, nouneast, adjectiveeddy, nounelectrical storm, nounequable, adjectiveeye, nounface, nounfail, verbfair, adjectivefall, nounfell, nounfen, nounfield, nounfierce, adjectivefiord, nounfirth, nounfjord, nounflood, verbflood, nounflood tide, nounflotsam, nounflow, nounflow, verbflower, nounflurry, nounfog, nounfogbound, adjectivefoggy, adjectivefoothill, nounfoothold, nounford, nounforeshore, nounforest, nounfoul, adjectivefreak, adjectivefreeze, nounfresh, adjectivefreshen, verbfreshwater, adjectivefrost, nounfury, noungale, noungale force, adjectivegap, noungentle, adjectivegeyser, nounglacial, adjectiveglen, noungnarled, adjectivegrassy, adjectivegreen, adjectivegreenery, nounground, nounground level, noungulley, noungully, noungust, noungust, verbgusty, adjectivehail, nounhailstone, nounhailstorm, nounhaze, nounheadwind, nounheath, nounheather, nounheat wave, nounhigh tide, nounhigh water, nounhill, nounhillock, nounhillside, nounhill station, nounhilly, adjectivehoarfrost, nounhot spring, nounhummock, nounhurricane, nounice, nouniceberg, nounice cap, nouninclement, adjectiveincline, nounIndian summer, nouninland, adjectiveinland, adverbinlet, nouninshore, adverbisland, nounisle, nounislet, nounjetsam, nounjungle, nounknoll, nounlake, nounlakeside, adjectiveledge, nounlightning, nounlip, nounloch, nounlough, nounlow tide, nounlow water, nounmarshland, nounmeadow, nounmere, nounmild, adjectivemillpond, nounmire, nounmist, nounmisty, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmonsoon, nounmoonless, adjectivemoor, nounmoorland, nounMother Nature, nounmound, nounmountain, nounmountainous, adjectivemountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmouth, nounmudflat, nounmull, nounmurmur, verbmurmur, nounnarrows, nounnestle, verbnew moon, nounnook, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectivenotch, nounoasis, nounonshore, adjectiveooze, nounoutcrop, nounovercast, adjectiveozone, nounpack ice, nounpalisade, nounpanorama, nounparch, verbparched, adjectivepass, nounpatchy, adjectivepeak, nounpeal, nounpeasouper, nounpebble, nounpelt, verbpenumbra, nounperishing, adjectivepinewood, nounpinnacle, nounpitiless, adjectivepond, nounpour, verbprecipice, nounprospect, nounpuddle, nounquicksand, nounradiate, verbraging, adjectiverain, nounrainbow, nounrain drop, nounrainfall, nounrainstorm, nounrainwater, nounrainy, adjectiverange, nounrapids, nounrarefied, adjectiveravine, nounraw, adjectiverecede, verbreedy, adjectivereef, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrime, nounrise, verbrise, nounrock, nounrocky, adjectiveroll, verbrolling, adjectiverough, adjectiverural, adjectivescenery, nounscud, verbsea breeze, nounsea mist, nounset, verbshore, nounsky, nounslope, nounsludge, nounsnow, nounsnowbound, adjectivesnow-capped, adjectivesnowdrift, nounsnowfall, nounsnowflake, nounsnowstorm, nounsnowy, adjectivesouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheaster, nounsoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivespinney, nounspring, nounstream, nounsullen, adjectivesultry, adjectivesummer, nounsummit, nounsun, nounsundown, nounsun-drenched, adjectivesunrise, nounsunset, nounsunshine, nounswamp, nounsweep, verbswollen, adjectivetempestuous, adjectivethaw, verbthaw, nounthicket, nounthin, adjectivethunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetide, nountreeless, adjectivetree-lined, adjectivetrough, nounturf, nountussock, nountwilight, nounvale, nounvalley, nounverdant, adjectivevisibility, nounvoid, nounwashout, nounwater, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwaterside, nounwaterspout, nounwax, verbwest, adjectivewest, adverbwestbound, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewesternmost, adjectivewestward, adverbwet, adjectivewhirlpool, nounwhirlwind, nounwhite horses, nounwhitewater, nounwild, adjectivewill o' the wisp, nounwind, nounwindstorm, nounwindswept, adjectivewindy, adjectivewood, nounwooded, adjectivewoodland, nounwoodsy, adjectivewoody, adjectivezephyr, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The lake was frozen solid.
(=higher than the temperature at which water freezes) Tonight, temperatures should be just above freezing.
Tonight, temperatures should be just above freezing. (=lower than the temperature at which water freezes) In winter, temperatures dip to 40 degrees below freezing.
In winter, temperatures dip to 40 degrees below freezing.· We never buy cheap frozen chicken.
· Take your gloves – it’s freezing cold out there.
· Thousands of people are starving to death.
(=stored at a very low temperature to preserve it)· I stopped at the supermarket to buy some frozen fish.
· Flights were cancelled due to freezing fog.
(=when no one’s pay is increased)· Ministers have approved a public sector pay freeze.
· That winter was so cold that the pipes froze and we had no water.
(=when prices are kept at the same level by a company or by the government)· A price freeze on nine basic goods was announced on June 14.
(=extremely cold rain)· the icy wind and freezing rain
The lake was frozen solid.· packets of frozen vegetables
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Not Swindon; the big freeze has been a nightmare.· But the big freeze suprised the weathermen with warnings coming as late as 4am to council depots.
· Odd skimmer and some roach fron Warrington water to ice breakers before the deep freeze.· So far, winter has kept most parts of the country in the deep freeze.· The new year saw the first signs of a thaw in that deep freeze.· The deep freeze caught those that distribute gas to homes and offices by surprise.· Opening the deep freeze is like standing on stage at the Palladium: there are that many eyes staring out at you.· I've been a life insurance salesman and I was in the deep freeze business for ages.
· And a hard freeze should take place before harvesting in late November.· Wait to prune in March, when the Gulf Coast area is usually out of danger of a hard freeze.
NOUN· A public sector pay freeze and a squeeze on benefits are thought to be among the main items in the package.· While the Cabinet has yet to make final decisions, ministers seemed set to approve a pay freeze.· Around one in eight of the survey sample reported a pay freeze for the workers concerned.· Cuts in benefits and a public sector pay freeze are thought to be likely.
· Those who had feared price and wage freezes were relieved.· They agreed to return to work but under protest at the wage freeze and benefits cuts.· The wage freeze was part of a campaign to bring down inflation from 2,000-2,500 percent to a target of 13 percent.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► when hell freezes over► boiling point/freezing point/melting point etc
- By that time I was chilled to the bone, exhausted from the relentless battering of the traffic, sullen and depressed.
- I swear you are frozen to the bone.
- The target unit is chilled to the bone, causing limbs to snap and weapons to break.
- Soaked to the skin and chilled to the marrow of her bones, she shivered uncontrollably.
- The thought made him flush hot with embarrassment even though chilled to the marrow.
- Though chilled to the marrow, Karelius was otherwise not in too bad shape.
- And they'd pull her dress off her, and it was frozen stiff.
- He was frozen stiff in the weeds beside the track.
- The wage freeze was part of a campaign to bring down inflation from 2,000-2,500 percent to a target of 13 percent.
- The 340 hourly-paid workers would not accept a wages freeze and cuts in their benefits and were sacked.
- They agreed to return to work but under protest at the wage freeze and benefits cuts.
- Those who had feared price and wage freezes were relieved.
- Three-quarters of the workforce was sacked after failing to accept a management plan which involved a wages freeze and benefit cuts.
WORD FAMILYnounfreezefreezerfreezingantifreezeadjectivefreezingfrozenverbfreezeadverbfreezing
1[countable] a time when people are not allowed to increase prices or paya price/pay/wage freezefreeze on a freeze on pay rises2[countable] the stopping of some activity or processfreeze on The government have imposed a freeze on civil service appointments.3[singular] British English a period of extremely cold weather4[countable usually singular] American English a short period of time, especially at night, when the temperature is extremely low → deep freeze