Freeze may refer to:

Liquids turning to solids

Freezing Freezing is a phase transition where a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered below its freezing point. In accordance with the internationally established definition, freezing means the solidification phase change of a liquid ...

, the physical process of a liquid turning into a solid * Directional freezing, freezing from only one direction or side

Cessation of movement or change

Freeze (b-boy move) A freeze is a b-boying technique that involves halting all body motion, often in an interesting or balance-intensive position. It is implied that the position is hit and held from motion as if freezing in motion, or into ice. Freezes often i ...

, the halting of all movement in a clever position * freeze, an old command-line compressor program *

Freeze (computing) In computing, a hang or freeze occurs when either a process or system ceases to respond to inputs. A typical example is when computer's graphical user interface (such as Microsoft Windows) no longer responds to the user typing on the keyboard or ...

, a condition when computer software becomes unresponsive *

Freeze (software engineering) In software engineering, a freeze is a point in time in the development process after which the rules for making changes to the source code or related resources become more strict, or the period during which those rules are applied. A freeze help ...

, a period of stricter rules for changing the software during its development

Types of freezes

* Brain freeze, a common alternate name for a

cold-stimulus headache A cold-stimulus headache, colloquially known as an ice-cream headache or brain freeze, is a form of brief pain or headache commonly associated with consumption (particularly quick consumption) of cold beverages or foods such as ice cream, Popsicl ...

* Budget freeze, when a budget for a government or business is held at a specific level * Credit freeze, the act of locking data at a consumer reporting agency * Deep Freeze (disambiguation), various meanings * Estate freeze, a legal estate-planning technique used in Canada *

Nuclear freeze The Nuclear Freeze campaign was a mass movement in the United States during the 1980s to secure an agreement between the U.S. and Soviet governments to halt the testing, production, and deployment of nuclear weapons. Background The idea of simply ...

, an agreement to cease production of new nuclear arms * Tuition freeze, a government policy restricting the increase of tuition fees

Related terms

Freeze brand Freeze branding (sometimes called CryoBranding and the resulting brands, trichoglyphs) is a technique involving a cryogenic coolant instead of heat to produce permanent marks on a variety of animals. The coolant is used to lower the temperature o ...

, a branding process that involves the use of liquid nitrogen or dry ice and alcohol * Freeze-drying, a method of rapidly removing moisture from food products *

Freeze-frame shot In film and video, a freeze frame is when a single frame of content shows repeatedly on the screen—"freezing" the action. This can be done in the content itself, by printing (on film) or recording (on video) multiple copies of the same source fr ...

, when a single frame of content shows repeatedly on the screen *

Freeze spray Freeze spray (cold spray or vapocoolant) is a type of aerosol spray product containing a liquified gas used for rapidly cooling surfaces, in medical and industrial applications. It is usually sold in hand-held spray cans. It may consist of vario ...

, a type of aerosol spray product *

Freeze stat A freeze stat is a temperature sensing device for HVAC that monitors a heat exchanger to prevent its coils from freezing. Freeze stats can be used on both refrigerant-to-air, and refrigerant-to-liquid type heat exchangers and serve different pur ...

, a temperature sensing device

People

; with Freeze as a surname *

Amy Freeze Amy Elizabeth Freeze (born June 19, 1974) is an American television meteorologist. She is currently the anchor and meteorologist for Fox Weather. She was the weekend meteorologist at WABC-TV in New York City, New York. She has filled in on A ...

(born 1974), American television meteorologist *

Daddy Freeze Ifedayo Olarinde (born 6 May 1976), popularly known as Daddy Freeze, is a Nigerian -Romanian broadcaster and radio talk show host. Early life Ifedayo Olarinde was born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania to a Nigerian father and a Romanian mother. He sp ...

(contemporary), Nigerian radio host and presenter * Dr. Freeze (contemporary), American singer, songwriter and record producer *

Frosty Freeze Wayne "Frosty Freeze" Frost (December 4, 1963 – April 3, 2008), also known as The Freeze To Please, was an American old school hip hop b-boy known as a member of the second generation of the hip hop/breakdancing group, Rock Steady Crew. He was k ...

(1963–2008), American breakdancer *

Hugh Freeze Hugh may refer to: *Hugh (given name) Noblemen and clergy French * Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks * Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II * Hugh, Duke of Alsace (died 895), modern-day ...

(born 1969), American college football coach *

J. Donald Freeze James Donald Freeze, S.J. (September 15, 1932 – December 10, 2006) was the Academic Vice President (or Provost) for the main campus of Georgetown University from 1979 to 1991. In this role, he supervised all academic programs of Georgetown's Coll ...

(1932–2006), American theologian and educator *

Jake Freeze Carl Alexander "Jake" Freeze (April 25, 1900 – April 9, 1983) was a professional baseball pitcher who appeared in two games for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1925. Listed at and , he threw and batted right-handed. Ca ...

(1900–1983), American professional baseball pitcher * John Gosse Freeze (1825–1913), American lawyer and writer * Lillie T. Freeze (1855–1937), American leader within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *

Samuel Freeze Samuel Freeze (May 3, 1778 – April 4, 1844) was a farmer and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented King's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1820, from 1828 to 1830 and from 1835 to 1844. He was born in Cu ...

(1778–1844), Canadian farmer and political figure in New Brunswick ;with Freeze as a nickname *

Freeze (video game player) Aleš Kněžínek, better known by his in-game name Freeze, is a Czech former professional ''League of Legends'' player and current Assistant Coach for 100 Thieves. He has also played for Renegades, H2k-Gaming, Copenhagen Wolves, and Ninjas in Py ...

, Aleš Kněžínek, Czech ''League of Legends'' player * Robert "Freeze" Riggs,

Michael Alig Michael Alig (April 29, 1966 – December 24, 2020) was an American club promoter and convicted felon. He was one of the ringleaders of the Club Kids, a group of young New York City clubgoers who became a cultural phenomenon in the late 1980s a ...

's roommate and accomplice in murdering fellow Club Kid Angel Melendez ;fictional characters *

Mr. Freeze Mr. Freeze is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Dave Wood, Sheldon Moldoff and Bob Kane, and first appeared in ''Batman'' #121 in February 1959 as the ice-based criminal Mr. Ze ...

, supervillain in American comic books published by DC Comics * The Freeze, a spandex-clad sprinter who races fans at home games of the

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves were founded in Bos ...

Sports teams

Chicago Freeze The Chicago Freeze was a Tier II junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's West Division. The team was originally the Detroit Freeze until it relocated to a Chicago suburb of Geneva. The Chicago Freeze played out of the Fox ...

, junior ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League (1997–2003) *

Cleveland Freeze Cleveland Freeze was a professional indoor soccer team based in the Cleveland, suburb of North Olmsted, Ohio. They began play in the Professional Arena Soccer League for the 2013-14 PASL season. The Freeze hired Hector Marinaro, the all-time lead ...

, American professional indoor soccer team (2013–2014) *

Erie Freeze The Erie Freeze was an American indoor football team based in Erie, Pennsylvania. They were an original member of the American Indoor Football League in 2005, and advanced to the first AIFL Championship Game. When the league was reorganized into ...

, American indoor football team (2005–2007) *

Fargo Freeze Fargodome is an indoor athletic stadium in the West North Central states, north central United States, located on the campus of North Dakota State University (NDSU) in Fargo, North Dakota. Opened in late 1992, the facility is owned by the City o ...

, professional indoor American football team (2000) *

Flintshire Freeze Flintshire Freeze were a Welsh ice hockey team that play in the English National Ice Hockey League, north division. They played their games at Deeside Leisure Centre, Flintshire. They won the North League championship in the 2003/2004 season. ...

, Welsh ice hockey team (1998–2012) * Fresno Freeze FC, American soccer team in the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL), founded in 2014 *

Minnesota Freeze The Minnesota Freeze is a United States Australian Football League (USAFL) club, based in Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 2005. The club has both men's and women's teams. It has won the USAFL National Championships The USAFL Natio ...

, United States Australian Football League (USAFL) team, founded in 2005

Places

* Freeze, Idaho, a community in Latah County, Idaho * Freeze Fork, West Virginia, a community in Logan County, West Virginia * Freeze Out, California, a historical name for Ione, California

Structures

* Freeze Building, a historic building in San Angelo, Texas * Freeze Lounge, a chain of ice bars in New Delhi, India *

Mr. Freeze (roller coaster) Mr. Freeze is a launched shuttle roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas, with another installation known as Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast at Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri. The steel coasters feature a linear ...

, a shuttle roller coaster in Texas and Missouri

Art, entertainment, and media

Music

Groups

Freeez Freeez were an English electronic music group, initially known as one of the UK's main jazz-funk bands of the early 1980s. Initiated by John Rocca, Freeez consisted of various musicians, originally with Rocca and others such as Andy Stennett ( ...

, 1980s UK dance music and jazz funk group from London *

The Freeze ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

, a punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1978 *

The Freeze (Scottish band) The Freeze was an Edinburgh punk band that lasted from 1976–1981. Wanting to do something darker and noisier, Gordon Sharp and David Clancy took ideas from The Freeze to a greater extreme; the result was the formation of Cindytalk in 1982. ...

, a punk band from Edinburgh, Scotland, active 1976–1981

Albums

* ''Freeze'' (album), the tenth studio album by Herman Brood & His Wild Romance * ''Freeze!'' (EP), the second external play by Momoland

Songs

* "Freeze" (Bloodline song) * "Freeze" (Jordin Sparks song) * "Freeze" (Kygo song), 2022 * "Freeze" (LL Cool J song), 2006 * "Freeze" (Momoland song), 2017 * "Freeze" (Queen Elvis song) * "Freeze" (T-Pain song) * "Freeze" (Todd Smith song) *"The Freeze", solo debut by

Albert Collins Albert Gene Drewery, known as Albert Collins and the Ice Man (October 1, 1932 – November 24, 1993),Skeely, Richard. "Albert Collins: Biography" Allmusic.com. was an American electric blues guitarist and singer with a distinctive guitar style. ...

, 1958 *"Freeze", Part IV of "

Fear Fear is an intensely unpleasant emotion in response to perceiving or recognizing a danger or threat. Fear causes physiological changes that may produce behavioral reactions such as mounting an aggressive response or fleeing the threat. Fear ...

" by Rush *"Freeze", a song by Pepper from the album ''

Pink Crustaceans and Good Vibrations ''Pink Crustaceans and Good Vibrations'' is the fifth studio album from Pepper released on July 22, 2008. The title is taken from a fictional album recorded by "Coconut Pete" in the Broken Lizard film ''Club Dread''. The album is produced by Paul ...

'' * "The Freeze" (Spandau Ballet song) * "The Freeze" by Lene Lovich from the album '' Flex'' * "Freeze", by Take That from '' III'' * "Freeze", by

Bladee Benjamin Reichwald (born 9 April 1994), known professionally as Bladee (), is a Swedish rapper, singer, record producer, designer and member of the artistic collective Drain Gang. Reichwald has released music through the Stockholm record label ...

from ''Gluee''

Other art, entertainment, and media

*'' Freeze!'', a puzzle video game released in 2012 *

Freeze (art exhibition) ''Freeze'' is the title of an art exhibition that took place in July 1988 in an empty London Port Authority building (the old fire station) at Surrey Docks in London Docklands.

, a 1988 art show held by various UK artists in London Docklands * ''Freeze'' (TV series), a 2006 South Korean miniseries * Freez FM, a Dutch pop and rock music radio station