Tra từ freeze - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

I - noun

1. the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
• Syn:
freezing
• Derivationally related forms:
freeze (for: freezing)
• Hypernyms:
cooling, chilling, temperature reduction, phase change, phase transition,
state change, physical change
• Hyponyms:
freeze-drying, lyophilization, lyophilisation, frost, icing
2. weather cold enough to cause freezing
• Syn:
frost
• Derivationally related forms:
frosty (for: frost), frost (for: frost)
• Hypernyms:
cold weather
3. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
- a halt in the arms race
- a nuclear freeze
• Syn:
halt
• Derivationally related forms:
halt (for: halt)
• Hypernyms:
pause
4. fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
- a freeze on hiring
• Hypernyms:
limitation, restriction
• Hyponyms:
hiring freeze, price freeze, wage freeze

II - verb

1. stop moving or become immobilized (Freq. 5)
- When he saw the police car he froze
• Syn:
stop dead
• Hypernyms:
stand still
• Hyponyms:
fixate, settle on
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. change to ice (Freq. 5)
- The water in the bowl froze
• Ant:
boil
• Derivationally related forms:
freezing
• Hypernyms:
change state, turn
• Hyponyms:
glaciate
• Verb Group:
freeze out, freeze down
• Entailment:
solidify
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- The water freezes
3. be cold (Freq. 3)
- I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on
• Hypernyms:
suffer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody's (body part) ----s
4. cause to freeze (Freq. 1)
- Freeze the leftover food
• Derivationally related forms:
freezer, freezing
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
deep freeze, ice, quick-freeze, flash-freeze
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- The chefs freeze the vegetables
5. stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it (Freq. 1)
- Suspend the aid to the war-torn country
• Syn:
suspend
• Derivationally related forms:
suspension (for: suspend)
• Hypernyms:
interrupt, break
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
6. be very cold, below the freezing point
- It is freezing in Kalamazoo
• Derivationally related forms:
freezing
• Verb Frames:
- It is ----ing
- It was freezeing all day long
7. change from a liquid to a solid when cold
- Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit
• Syn:
freeze out, freeze down
• Derivationally related forms:
freezing
• Topics:
physics, natural philosophy
• Hypernyms:
solidify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- Blocked funds
- Freeze the assets of this hostile government
• Syn:
block, immobilize, immobilise
• Ant:
unblock (for: block), unfreeze
• Hypernyms:
withhold, keep back
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They freeze the money
9. anesthetize by cold
• Topics:
operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
• Hypernyms:
anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put under, put out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
10. suddenly behave coldly and formally
- She froze when she saw her ex-husband
• Hypernyms:
act, behave, do
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s