freeze noun
1 period of weather with a temperature below 0°
ADJ. big The weather report advised us to prepare for a big freeze.
2 putting a particular level on sth
ADJ. immediate | complete, total a total freeze on gas emissions | virtual | pay, price, wage
VERB + FREEZE bring in, impose The government has imposed a price freeze on petrol. | announce, declare | lift It's too expensive to lift the freeze on pay.
PREP. ~ on a freeze on bus fares