the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

weather cold enough to cause freezing

an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level

stop moving or become immobilized

change to ice

be cold

cause to freeze

stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it

be very cold, below the freezing point

change from a liquid to a solid when cold

prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

anesthetize by cold

suddenly behave coldly and formally

change from a liquid to a solid when cold

reject with contempt

change from a liquid to a solid when cold

used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum

preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum

preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum

a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes

electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time