English

Verb

freeze up ‎(third-person singular simple present freezes up, present participle freezing up, simple past froze up, past participle frozen up)

1. (intransitive) (of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).

   Since the last update, the program freezes up / freezes after a few minutes of use.

2. (intransitive) (of people and other animals) To stop or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc.

   Despite all of the rehearsals, as soon as I got on stage I froze up.

3. (intransitive) To become cold and formal in demeanour.