Chill vs. Freeze
Difference Between Chill and Freeze
Chillnoun
A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
There was a chill in the air.Freezeverb
(intransitive) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
Chillnoun
A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.
Close the window or you'll catch a chill.I felt a chill when the wind picked up.Freezeverb
(transitive) To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
Don't freeze meat twice.Chillnoun
An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.
Despite the heat, he felt a chill as he entered the crime scene.The actor's eerie portrayal sent chills through the audience.His menacing presence cast a chill over everyone.Freezeverb
(intransitive) To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
It didn't freeze this winter, but last winter was very harsh.Chillnoun
An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.
Freezeverb
To be affected by extreme cold.
It's freezing in here!Don't go outside wearing just a t-shirt; you'll freeze!Chillnoun
The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
Freezeverb
(intransitive) (of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).
Since the last update, the program freezes / freezes up after a few minutes of use.Chillnoun
A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.
Freezeverb
(intransitive) (of people and other animals) To stop (become motionless) or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc.
Despite all of the rehearsals, I froze up as soon as I got on stage.Chillnoun
Calmness; equanimity.
Freezeverb
(transitive) To cause someone to become motionless.
Chillnoun
A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.
Freezeverb
(figuratively) To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.
Over time, he froze towards her, and ceased to react to her friendly advances.Chilladjective
Moderately cold or chilly.
A chill wind was blowing down the street.Freezeverb
To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.
Chilladjective
Unwelcoming; not cordial.
Arriving late at the wedding, we were met with a chill reception.Freezeverb
(transitive) To prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets
The court froze the criminal's bank account.Chilladjective
(slang) Calm, relaxed, easygoing.
The teacher is really chill and doesn't care if you use your phone during class.Paint-your-own ceramics studios are a chill way to express yourself while learning more about your date's right brain.Freezenoun
A period of intensely cold weather.
Chilladjective
(slang) "Cool"; meeting a certain hip standard or garnering the approval of a certain peer group.
That new movie was chill, man.Freezenoun
A halt of a regular operation.
Chilladjective
(slang) Okay, not a problem.
"Sorry about that." "It's chill."Freezenoun
(computer) The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs.
Chillverb
(transitive) To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
Chill before serving.Freezenoun
(curling) A precise draw weight shot where a delivered stone comes to a stand-still against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to knock out.
Chillverb
(intransitive) To become cold.
In the wind he chilled quickly.Freezenoun
A block on pay rises.
Chillverb
To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.
Freezenoun
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
Chillverb
To become hard by rapid cooling.
Freezenoun
weather cold enough to cause freezing
Chillverb
To relax, lie back.
Chill, man, we've got a whole week to do it; no sense in getting worked up.The new gym teacher really has to chill or he's gonna blow a gasket.Freezenoun
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement;
a halt in the arms racea nuclear freezeChillverb
To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group. Also chill out.
Hey, we should chill this weekend.Freezenoun
fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level;
a freeze on hiringChillverb
To smoke marijuana.
On Friday night do you wanna chill?Freezeverb
change to ice;
The water in the bowl frozeChillverb
(transitive) To discourage or depress.
Censorship chills public discourse.Freezeverb
stop moving or become immobilized;
When he saw the police car he frozeChillnoun
coldness due to a cold environment
Freezeverb
be cold;
I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned onChillnoun
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright;
a frisson of surprise shot through himFreezeverb
cause to freeze;
Freeze the leftover foodChillnoun
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
Freezeverb
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it;
Suspend the aid to the war-torn countryChillnoun
a sudden numbing dread
Freezeverb
be very cold, below the freezing point;
It is freezing in KalamazooChillverb
depress or discourage;
The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiersFreezeverb
change from a liquid to a solid when cold;
Water freezes at 32 degrees FahrenheitChillverb
make cool or cooler;
Chill the foodFreezeverb
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets);
Blocked fundsFreeze the assets of this hostile governmentChillverb
loose heat;
The air cooled considerably after the thunderstormFreezeverb
anesthetize by cold
Chilladjective
uncomfortably cool;
a chill windchilly weatherFreezeverb
suddenly behave coldly and formally;
She froze when she saw her ex-husband
