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freezes

v.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈfɹizɪz// UK //fɹˈiːzɪz// freezes

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'.


SIMPLE

The lake usually freezes during the coldest weeks of January.

CONTEXTUAL

My laptop screen often freezes when I try to run too many heavy applications at the same time.

COMPLEX

The government typically freezes the prices of essential goods during a national crisis to prevent inflation from hurting low-income families.

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The verb can be used intransitively ('the water freezes') or transitively ('the bank freezes the account').

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