freeze, v.
(freezes, freezing, froze, frozen)
freq. cnt. 15
(freezes, freezing, froze, frozen)
freq. cnt. 15
change to ice
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
freeze
sample sentences
"The water in the bowl froze"verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
The water %ss
semantic pointers
hypernym
verb group
entailment
hyponym
stop moving or become immobilized
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
freeze stop dead
sample sentences
"When he saw the police car he froze"verb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----s
be cold
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
freeze
sample sentences
"I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody's (body part) ----s
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
freeze suspend
sample sentences
"Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
cause to freeze
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
freeze
sample sentences
"Freeze the leftover food"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
The chefs %s the vegetables
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
cause
suddenly behave coldly and formally
<verb.body>
freeze
sample sentences
"She froze when she saw her ex-husband"verb frames
Somebody ----s
semantic pointers
hypernym
anesthetize by cold
<verb.body>
freeze
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
hypernym
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
<verb.change>
block freeze immobilise immobilize
sample sentences
"Blocked funds""Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingThey %s the money
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingThey %s the money
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
antonym
semantic pointers
hypernym
change from a liquid to a solid when cold
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
freeze freeze down freeze out
sample sentences
"Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
verb group
hypernym
be very cold, below the freezing point
<verb.weather>
freeze