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freeze

verb
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1
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to become hard, and often turn to ice, as a result of extreme cold; to make something do this
یخ زدن, منجمد شدن
opposite thaw
2
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if a pipe, lock or machine freezes, or something freezes it, it becomes blocked with frozen liquid and therefore cannot be used
یخ زدن, مسدود شدن بر اثر انجماد
The pipes have frozen, so we've got no water.
I kept the car running to stop the engine freezing up.
Ten degrees of frost had frozen the lock on the car.
3
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when it freezes, the weather is at or below 0° Celsius
یخ زدن, یخبندان, منجمد شدن
It may freeze tonight, so bring those plants inside.
4
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to be very cold; to be so cold that you die
یخ زدن, منجمد شدن, خیلی سرد شدن, مرگ از سرما
Every time she opens the window we all freeze.
Two men froze to death on the mountain.
Two men were frozen to death on the mountain.
5
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to keep something, especially food, at a very low temperature in order to preserve it
منجمد کردن, فریز کردن
Can you freeze this cake?
The organ samples were immediately frozen in liquid nitrogen.
6
to be able to be kept at a very low temperature
منجمد شدن, یخ زدن, انجماد یافتن
Some fruits freeze better than others.
7
to stop moving suddenly because of fear, etc.
میخکوب شدن, خشک شدن از ترس
Suddenly, Ronny seemed to freeze.
He was so surprised he froze to the spot.
Maggie's face had frozen into a cold mask.
She froze with horror when she saw the body.
8
when a computer screen freezes, you cannot move any of the images, etc. on it, because there is a problem with the system
قفل کردن, هنگ کردن
9
to stop a film or video in order to look at a particular picture
توقف تصویر, ثابت کردن تصویر, متوقف کردن ویدیو, فریز کردن تصویر
Freeze the action there!
see also freeze-frame
10
to hold wages, prices, etc. at a fixed level for a period of time
ثابت نگاه داشتن
Salaries have been frozen for the current year.
Prices have been frozen at this level for over a year now.
synonym peg
11
to prevent money, a bank account, etc. from being used by getting a court order which bans it
توقیف کردن, بلوکه کردن پول
The company's assets have been frozen.
noun
1
the act of keeping wages, prices, etc. at a particular level for a period of time
ثابت‌سازی, توقف, انجماد
2
the act of stopping something
توقف, تعلیق, ایست
a freeze on imports
a total freeze on gas emissions
see also brain freeze
3
an unusually cold period of weather during which temperatures stay below 0° Celsius
یخبندان
Farmers still talk about the big freeze of '99.
4
a short period of time, especially at night, when the temperature is below 0° Celsius
یخبندان, سرمای زیر صفر, دوره یخزدگی
A freeze warning was posted for Thursday night.