freezes
v.v. to turn into ice because of the cold. It also describes when a computer screen stops moving or when a person stays very still because of fear.
v. undergoes a phase transition from liquid to solid due to temperature reduction; also refers to the cessation of movement in digital interfaces or physical bodies. Third-person singular present form of 'freeze'.
The lake usually freezes during the coldest weeks of January.
My laptop screen often freezes when I try to run too many heavy applications at the same time.
The government typically freezes the prices of essential goods during a national crisis to prevent inflation from hurting low-income families.
The verb can be used intransitively ('the water freezes') or transitively ('the bank freezes the account').