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Definition: make cold enough to become solid
Antonyms: boil, heat

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Definition: stop
Antonyms: continue, go

To lock an evolving software distribution or document against changes so it can be released with some hope of stability. Carries the strong implication that the item in question will ‘unfreeze’ at some future date. “OK, fix that bug and we'll freeze for release.” There are more specific constructions on this term. A feature freeze, for example, locks out modifications intended to introduce new features but still allows bugfixes and completion of existing features; a code freeze connotes no more changes at all. At Sun Microsystems and elsewhere, one may also hear references to code slush — that is, an almost-but-not-quite frozen state.

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IN BRIEF: To pass from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.

It was so cold the lake was sure to freeze overnight.

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1. the change of a liquid into a solid by a lowering of temperature.
2. the stopping of a reaction or other process at a particular point, often by a lowering of temperature.
3. or cryopreservation the use of temperatures below 0°C in order to preserve biochemicals and foodstuffs, or to maintain viable populations of (micro)organisms.

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Reducing the temperature of materials to the freezing point of water so that they are frozen solid. Used in the preservation of food, the preparation of material for histopathological examination and in cryosurgery.

• f. point — the temperature at which a liquid begins to freeze; for water, the freezing point is 32°F (0°C).
• quick f. — greatly improves the quality of meat because of reduced ice crystal formation.
• skin f. — see cryosurgery.

For a list of words related to freeze, see:

• Disasters and Phenomena - freeze: drop in temperature below 32° F, or 0° C
• Economics and Economic Theory - freeze: fixing of some economic factor, such as prices, employment, expenditures, or taxes, at a given level

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - fryse, stivne
v. tr. - nedfryse, få til at stivne
n. - frysning, frostperiode, stop

idioms:

• freeze on to    hage sig fast i
• freeze out    fryse ud
• freeze over    fryse til
• freeze up    fryse til
• freezing cold    iskoldt
• freezing point    frysepunkt

Nederlands (Dutch)
(in-/be)vriezen, vriesbaar zijn, samenvriezen, koelen, verdoven door kou, tijd rekken (in sport), vorst, vriestemperatuur, stop in wapenwedloop, bevriezing

Français (French)
v. intr. - se geler, se congeler, se figer, geler, geler (de froid), (fig) se figer, (fig) devenir glacial
v. tr. - congeler, geler, (Méd) insensibiliser par anesthésie locale, (Écon, Fin) bloquer/geler (des prix), (Cin) arrêter, (Comput) figer
n. - (Météo) gelées, (Écon, Fin) gel/blocage

idioms:

• freeze on to    se cramponner à (qn)
• freeze out    évincer (qn), éliminer (qch) du marché, supplanter (un rival), boycotter (qn)
• freeze over    geler entièrement (un étang)
• freeze up    geler
• freezing cold    froid glacial
• freezing point    point de congélation

Deutsch (German)
v. - einfrieren, frieren, gefrieren, erstarren, festfrieren
n. - Frost

idioms:

• freeze on to    (ugs.) festhalten
• freeze out    hinausekeln
• freeze over    zufrieren
• freeze up    zufrieren, einfrieren
• freezing cold    eiskalt
• freezing point    Gefrierpunkt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παγώνω, καταψύχω, ψύχω, κάνω κατάψυξη, καθηλώνω, ακινητοποιώ, δεσμεύω, κρυώνω (κν. ξεπαγιάζω, τουρτουρίζω)
n. - παγωνιά, δριμύτατο ψύχος, ψύξη, κατάψυξη, πάγωμα, (μτφ.) καθήλωση (οικονομικών μεγεθών κ.λπ.)
int. - Ακίνητος!

idioms:

• freeze on to    (καθομ.) προσκολλώμαι σε
• freeze out    (καθομ.) εκτοπίζω, εξουδετερώνω/-ομαι
• freeze over    παγώνω, καλύπτω/-ομαι από πάγο
• freeze up    παγώνω, ψυχραίνομαι (καθομ.), ξεχνάω λόγια ρόλου
• freezing cold    παγωνιά, τσουχτερό κρύο
• freezing point    (φυσ.) σημείο πήξεως/παγετού/ψύξεως

Italiano (Italian)
congelare, congelarsi, gelo

idioms:

• freeze on to    irrigidirsi per
• freeze out    escludere
• freeze over    gelarsi
• freeze up    gelarsi
• freezing cold    freddo gelido
• freezing point    punto di congelamento

Português (Portuguese)
v. - congelar
n. - congelamento (m)

idioms:

• freeze on to    aferrar-se
• freeze out    boicotar
• freeze over    cobrir de gelo
• freeze up    congelar
• freezing cold    congelante (tempo)
• freezing point    ponto (m) de congelamento

Русский (Russian)
замерзать, заморозить, отнестись свысока, твердеть, не двигаться, застыть, стандартизировать, мороз, удерживание на одном уровне

idioms:

• freeze on to    примерзнуть, вцепиться
• freeze out    недоброжелательно отнестись, холодно отнестись
• freeze over    замерзать, быть скованным льдом
• freeze up    заморозить
• freezing cold    сильный холод
• freezing point    точка замерзания

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - congelar, helar
v. tr. - helarse
n. - helada, congelación

idioms:

• freeze on to    pegarse o agarrarse a algo
• freeze out    excluir, deshacerse de
• freeze over    helarse, cubrirse de escarcha
• freeze up    quedarse rígido
• freezing cold    un frío terrible
• freezing point    punto de congelación

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - frysa, komma att frysa, förbjuda (hand.), frysa en bild
n. - frost, frysning (bild)
int. - stå still!

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
冻结, 楞住, 冷冻, 使结冰, 使呆住, 使冻住, 结冰, 凝固

idioms:

• freeze on to    紧紧抓住, 依附于
• freeze out    冻死, 由于寒冷而阻止, 逼走
• freeze over    全面结冰
• freeze up    冻结, 变呆板
• freezing cold    冷死了, 冻死了, 非常寒冷
• freezing point    凝冻点, 冰点

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 凍結, 楞住, 冷凍
v. tr. - 使結冰, 使呆住, 使凍住
n. - 結冰, 凝固

idioms:

• freeze on to    緊緊抓住, 依附於
• freeze out    凍死, 由於寒冷而阻止, 逼走
• freeze over    全面結冰
• freeze up    凍結, 變呆板
• freezing cold    冷死了, 凍死了, 非常寒冷
• freezing point    凝凍點, 冰點

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 얼음이 얼다, 냉동 보존되다
v. tr. - 얼게 하다, 오싹하게 하다
n. - 결빙, 동결

idioms:

• freeze on to    꼭 달라붙다
• freeze out    몰아내다, 내쫓다
• freeze over    온통 얼다
• freeze up    동결하다, (태도가) 쌀쌀해지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 凍る, 凍らせる, 冷凍する, 凍るほど寒い, 身動きできなくなる, がぞっとする, 凍える, 凍死する, 凍結する, 冷蔵する
n. - 氷結, 寒波, 凍結

idioms:

• freeze on to    …にしっかりくっつく, しがみつく
• freeze out    追い出す, 締め出す
• freeze over    氷でおおう, すくむ, 氷が張りつめる
• freeze up    凍結する, 堅苦しくなる, 凍らせてしまう

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتجمد (الاسم) صقيع , تجمد (نداء) أثبت مكانك ! , لا تتحرك !‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮קפא, קפא במקומו‬
v. tr. - ‮הקפיא‬
n. - ‮הקפאה, קיפאון, קור עז‬

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