FREEZES

Stop moving or become immobilized

Example: "When he saw the police car he froze"

Change to ice

Example: "The water in the bowl froze"

Be cold

Example: "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"

Cause to freeze

Example: "Freeze the leftover food"

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

Example: "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"

Be very cold, below the freezing point

Example: "It is freezing in kalamazoo"

Change from a liquid to a solid when cold

Example: "Water freezes at 32 degrees fahrenheit"

Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

Example: "Blocked funds"

Anesthetize by cold

Suddenly behave coldly and formally

Example: "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"