freeze up

== English == === Verb === freeze up (third-person singular simple present freezes up, present participle freezing up, simple past froze up, past participle frozen up) To be adversely affected by ice, and not function. (ambitransitive) (of machines and software) To come or bring to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning). (ambitransitive) (of people and other animals) To stop or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc. (intransitive) To become cold and formal in demeanour. ==== Derived terms ==== freeze-up (noun) ==== Translations ====