freeze · v
freeze (NOT MOVE)
B2 to suddenly stop moving, especially because you are frightened
Dictionary examples:
She saw someone outside the window and froze. (48.0)
freeze (FOOD)
B1 to make food last a long time by making it very cold and hard
Dictionary examples:
I freeze my homework so it doesn't go bad before the deadline. (0.0)
Can you freeze laziness? I have too much in summer. (0.0)
I froze my New Year's resolution, but it expired anyway. (0.0)
I'll freeze any food that's left over. (19.2)
Most soups freeze well. (25.2)
freeze (ICE)
B1 If something freezes or is frozen, it becomes hard and solid because it is very cold.
Dictionary examples:
The pizza froze solid before the delivery guy reached my house. (0.0)
My tongue froze to the lamppost. I shouldn't have licked it! (0.0)
The chocolate bar froze so hard, I thought it was wood! (0.0)
When the lake freezes (over), we can go skating on it. (28.3)
The ground had frozen hard/solid. (32.4)
Water freezes at a temperature of 0°C. (53.0)
freeze (PERSON)
B2 to feel very cold
Dictionary examples:
Without a sleeping bag, you would freeze to death out there on the mountainside. (86.0)