phrasal verb

Freeze up

Letter FInseparable

2Sections

Be blocked with ice

Meanings

  • Be blocked with ice (intransitive, International English)
  • won't move (intransitive, International English)
  • When a computer stops working (intransitive, International English)
  • Be paralysed with fear (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • The gears had FROZEN UP.
  • The computer FROZE UP; it showed me the blue screen of death and I couldn't reboot.
  • WE FROZE UP when we heard the window break.

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