Main Entry: freeze

Pronunciation: \ˈfrēz\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): froze \ˈfrōz\ ; fro·zen \ˈfrōz-^ən\ ; freez·ing

intransitive verb

1 : to become hardened into a solid (as ice) by loss of heat
2 a : to become chilled with cold <almost froze to death> b : to anesthetize a part especially by cold

transitive verb

1 : to cause to harden into a solid (as ice) by loss of heat
2 : to make extremely cold : chill
3 a : to act on usually destructively by frost b : to anesthetize by cold