[v] cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
[v] prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
[v] convert (assets) into fixed capital
[v] make defenseless
[v] to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
[v] hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital