freeze
verbUK /friːz/
US /friːz/
To make something very cold so it turns hard like ice.
If you freeze water, it becomes ice.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To feel very cold.
I'm freezing in this wind!
3. To stop moving suddenly and stay still.
The dog froze when it heard a loud noise.
4. To keep food very cold so it lasts a long time.
We freeze berries to eat in winter.