Phrasal Verbs With 'Freeze'

Freeze out phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Shut out or exclude by unfriendly treatment
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: They tried to FREEZE me OUT of the conversation.
  2. Meaning: Force to retire or withdraw from membership, a job, etc
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: After Jim was FROZEN OUT of the case, they hired a new lawyer.

Freeze over phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Become covered with ice (lake, river, pond, etc)
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The winter was very severe and the lake FROZE OVER.

Freeze up phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Be blocked with ice
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The pipes all FROZE UP so no water came through.
  2. Meaning: Stop working because the parts of a machine won't move
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The gears had FROZEN UP.
  3. Meaning: When a computer stops working
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The computer FROZE UP; it showed me the blue screen of death and I couldn't reboot.
  4. Meaning: Be paralysed with fear
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: WE FROZE UP when we heard the window break.

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