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Collocations for freeze - noun

1. putting a particular level on sth

ADJECTIVE

immediate
complete, total (esp. BrE)
a complete freeze on emissions
hiring (esp. AmE), pay, price, wage (esp. BrE)

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VERB + freeze

impose
The government has imposed a price freeze on bread.
announce

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PREPOSITION

freeze on
a freeze on fares

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2. cold weather with a temperature below 0°

ADJECTIVE

big (esp. BrE), deep (AmE), hard (AmE)
The weather report advised us to prepare for a big freeze.
Internet advertising is still in a deep freeze. (AmE,figurative)
autumn, spring, etc. (esp. BrE)

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freeze + NOUN

warning (AmE)
A hard freeze warning is in effect from midnight Sunday.

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Collocations for freeze - verb

1. become ice/extremely cold

ADVERB

solid
The pond had frozen solid.
over, up
The lake has frozen over.
The pipes have frozen up.
quickly

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PREPOSITION

into
like water freezing into ice

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PHRASES

freeze to death
Hundreds of homeless people could freeze to death this winter.
Turn up the heat—I'm freezing to death! (figurative)

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2. preserve food

ADVERB

well
Many vegetables freeze very well.

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3. stop moving

ADVERB

suddenly
for a moment, for a second, momentarily
His smile froze for a moment.
immediately, instantly
completely

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VERB + freeze

seem to
Suddenly, Ronny seemed to freeze.

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PREPOSITION

in, with
She froze with horror when she saw the body.
into
Maggie's face had frozen into a cold mask.

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PHRASES

freeze to the spot
He was so surprised he froze to the spot.
freeze on the spot (AmE)

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4. wages/prices

ADVERB

effectively
Salaries were effectively frozen for six months.

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PREPOSITION

at
Prices have been frozen at this level for over a year now.

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Freeze is used with these nouns as the subject:
blood, computer, expression, hand, pipe, smile, water

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Freeze is used with these nouns as the object:
asset, embryo, funding

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