freeze

  1. Noun.  A period of intensely cold weather.
  2. Noun.  (curling) A precise draw weight shot where a delivered stone comes to a stand-still against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to knock out.
  3. Noun.  A halt of a regular operation.
  4. Noun.  (context, specifically) A block on pay rises.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
  7. Verb.  (intransitive) To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
  8. Verb.  (intransitive, informal) To be affected by extreme cold.
  9. Verb.  (intransitive) To become motionless.
  10. Verb.  (figuratively) To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.
  11. Verb.  (transitive) To prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets.

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