(with reference to a liquid) turn or be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold

in the winter the milk froze

frost freezes water that has seeped into joints

store (something) at a very low temperature in order to preserve it

the cake can be frozen

become suddenly motionless or paralysed with fear or shock

she froze in horror

hold (something) at a fixed level or in a fixed state for a period of time

new spending on defence was to be frozen

an act of holding or being held at a fixed level or in a fixed state

workers faced a pay freeze

a period of frost or very cold weather

the big freeze surprised the weathermen