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Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.

Example: The lake froze solid.

To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.

Example: Don't freeze meat twice.

To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.

Example: It didn't freeze this winter, but last winter was very harsh.

To be affected by extreme cold.

Example: Don't go outside wearing just a t-shirt; you'll freeze!

The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.

The action of numbing with anesthetics.

Suffering or causing frost

(by extension) Very cold