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 Freeze, v. i. [imp. Froze p. p. Frozen p. pr. & vb. n. Freezing.]
 1. To become congealed by cold; to be changed from a liquid to a solid state by the abstraction of heat; to be hardened into ice or a like solid body.
 Note: ☞ Water freezes at 32° above zero by Fahrenheit's thermometer; mercury freezes at 40° below zero.
 2. To become chilled with cold, or as with cold; to suffer loss of animation or life by lack of heat; as, the blood freezes in the veins.
 To freeze up (Fig.), to become formal and cold in demeanor. [Colloq.]