Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

freeze-up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: freeze-up
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The blocking of pipes due to freezing.

noun

A period of extremely cold, freezing weather.

noun

The start of the time when surface waters are frozen over.

Example Sentences

"The heaters, the S.R. now says, will "help tremendously" if there is severe snow and ice—a welcome change of tune from last winter, when the Region was countering criticism of its operation during the January freeze-up with a bland defence of existing precautions [...]."

Etymology

Deverbal from freeze up.

Inflected Forms

freeze-ups (plural)

Antonyms

breakup

Questions

What does freeze-up mean?: The blocking of pipes due to freezing.
Where does freeze-up come from?: Deverbal from freeze up.

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