freeze up

1. Lit. [for something] to freeze and stop functioning. The joint froze up and wouldn't move anymore.

2. Fig. [for someone] to become frightened and anxious, and be unable to move, speak, or continue with something. I froze up and couldn't say anything more.

freeze up

1. To become completely frozen: The water in the ice trays hasn't frozen up yet.

2. To cause something to freeze completely: We froze up the water for ice cubes. Freeze the juice up and we'll have some frozen treats!

3. To become fixed in place or unable to move: The lock froze up due to rust. When I noticed that I was being watched, I froze up.

4. To cause something to become fixed in place or unable to move: The subzero temperatures froze up the water pipes. The rust froze the gears up.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aoi	ah-o-ee	Japanese
Boris	bah-REES (Russian), BO-ris (German), BAWR-is (English)	Bulgarian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Georgian, German, History
Morgana	mawr-GAN-ə	English (Rare)
Bruno	['bru:nəu]
BlÁThnaid	-	Irish
VirÁG	-	Hungarian