3 English Phrasal Verbs With 'FREEZE'

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3 phrasal verbs with 'FREEZE'

Freeze out

1. Shut out or exclude by unfriendly treatment
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: They tried to FREEZE me OUT of the conversation.
2. 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

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

Freeze up

1. Be blocked with ice
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The pipes all FROZE UP so no water came through.
2. Stop working because the parts of a machine won't move
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The gears had FROZEN UP.
3. 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. Be paralysed with fear
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: WE FROZE UP when we heard the window break.

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